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first order phase transition comparison table

Subject	has inverse process	has initial phase	has example	has final phase	has definition
ablation	condensation	solid	Erosion of a meteorite by the friction generated when it passes through the Earth's atmosphere. The material passes from solid to gas phase.	gas	Removal of material from a solid by heating, vaporization or collisions
condensation	evaporation	gas		liquid	from gas to liquid or from gas to solid
evaporation	condensation	liquid		gas
melting	solidification	solid		liquid
solidification	melting	liquid		solid
sublimation	condensation	solid		gas

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