Which outcome occurs when water ice transitions directly to vapor?

💡 Explanation

Sublimation happens because the translational kinetic energy reaches a threshold; the mechanism here is thermal excitation. This overcomes intermolecular hydrogen bonds, liberating single gas phase molecules; therefore, state changes, rather than stronger attraction, occur as heat is supplied.

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