Which outcome results, when rapid gas decompression flash-freezes?

💡 Explanation

Rapid decompression cools and causes phase change. Hydrate formation occurs because the Joule-Thomson effect decreases gas temperature significantly causing water to freeze; therefore, ice forms, rather than increased expansion involving thermal effects under heating.

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