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Deposition is a process in which gas transforms into solid (also known as desublimation). The reverse of deposition is sublimation
Sublimation (physics)

Sublimation of an element or compound is a transition from the solid to gas phase with no intermediate liquid stage. Sublimation is an endothermic phase transition that occurs at temperatures and pressures below the triple point ....
.

One example of deposition is the process
Process (science)

In science, a process is every sequence of changes of a real object/body which is observable using scientific method. Therefore, all sciences analyze and model processes....
 by which, in sub-freezing air
AIR

Air is the part of Earth's atmosphere that humans breath and as such Air .Air may also refer to:...
, water vapor
Water vapor

Water vapor or water vapour , also aqueous vapor, is the gas phase of water . Water vapor is one Phase of the water cycle within the hydrosphere....
 changes directly to ice
Ice

Ice is a solid phases of matter, usually crystalline solid, of a non-metallic substance that is liquid or gas at room temperature, such as ammonia ice or methane ice....
 without first becoming a liquid
Liquid

Liquid is one of the principal states of matter. A liquid is a fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of its bulk material....
. This is how snow
Snow

Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of this precipitation is called snowfall....
 forms in cloud
Cloud

A cloud is a visible mass of Drop or frozen crystals floating in the Celestial body atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or another planetary body....
s, as well as frost
Frost

Frost is the solid deposition of water vapor from Saturation air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air....
 and hoar frost on the ground.

Another example of physical deposition is the artificial process of physical vapor deposition
Physical vapor deposition

Physical vapor deposition is a variety of vacuum deposition and is a general term used to describe any of a variety of methods to deposit thin films by the condensation of a vaporized form of the material onto various surfaces ....
, used to deposit thin films of various materials onto various surfaces.

Deposition releases energy and is an exothermic
Exothermic

File:Explosion1.JPG In thermodynamics, the term exothermic describes a process or reaction that releases energy usually in the form of heat, but also in form of light , electricity , or sound....
 phase change.






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Deposition is a process in which gas transforms into solid (also known as desublimation). The reverse of deposition is sublimation
Sublimation (physics)

Sublimation of an element or compound is a transition from the solid to gas phase with no intermediate liquid stage. Sublimation is an endothermic phase transition that occurs at temperatures and pressures below the triple point ....
.

One example of deposition is the process
Process (science)

In science, a process is every sequence of changes of a real object/body which is observable using scientific method. Therefore, all sciences analyze and model processes....
 by which, in sub-freezing air
AIR

Air is the part of Earth's atmosphere that humans breath and as such Air .Air may also refer to:...
, water vapor
Water vapor

Water vapor or water vapour , also aqueous vapor, is the gas phase of water . Water vapor is one Phase of the water cycle within the hydrosphere....
 changes directly to ice
Ice

Ice is a solid phases of matter, usually crystalline solid, of a non-metallic substance that is liquid or gas at room temperature, such as ammonia ice or methane ice....
 without first becoming a liquid
Liquid

Liquid is one of the principal states of matter. A liquid is a fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of its bulk material....
. This is how snow
Snow

Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of this precipitation is called snowfall....
 forms in cloud
Cloud

A cloud is a visible mass of Drop or frozen crystals floating in the Celestial body atmosphere above the surface of the Earth or another planetary body....
s, as well as frost
Frost

Frost is the solid deposition of water vapor from Saturation air. It is formed when solid surfaces are cooled to below the dew point of the adjacent air....
 and hoar frost on the ground.

Another example of physical deposition is the artificial process of physical vapor deposition
Physical vapor deposition

Physical vapor deposition is a variety of vacuum deposition and is a general term used to describe any of a variety of methods to deposit thin films by the condensation of a vaporized form of the material onto various surfaces ....
, used to deposit thin films of various materials onto various surfaces.

Deposition releases energy and is an exothermic
Exothermic

File:Explosion1.JPG In thermodynamics, the term exothermic describes a process or reaction that releases energy usually in the form of heat, but also in form of light , electricity , or sound....
 phase change.
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Solid
Solid

A solid object is in the states of matter characterized by resistance to deformation and changes of volume. In other words, it has high values both of Young's modulus and of shear modulus; this contrasts e.g....
Liquid
Liquid

Liquid is one of the principal states of matter. A liquid is a fluid that has the particles loose and can freely form a distinct surface at the boundaries of its bulk material....
Gas
Gas

In physics, a gas is a state of matter, consisting of a collection of particles without a definite shape or volume that are in more or less random motion....
Plasma
Plasma (physics)

In physics and chemistry, plasma is a partially ionized gas, in which a certain proportion of electrons are free rather than being bound to an atom or molecule....
Solid-Melting
Melting

Melting is a process that results in the phase change of a substance from a solid to a liquid. The internal energy of a solid substance is increased to a specific temperature at which it changes to the liquid phase....
Sublimation-
LiquidFreezing
Freezing

In physical science, freezing or solidification is the process in which a liquid turns into a solid when cold enough. The Melting point is the temperature at which this happens....
-Boiling
Boiling

Boiling, a type of phase transition, is the rapid vaporization of a liquid, which typically occurs when a liquid is heated to its boiling point, the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is equal to the pressure exerted on the liquid by the surrounding environmental pressure....
/Evaporation
Evaporation

Evaporation is the slow vaporization of a liquid and the reverse of condensation. A type of phase transition, it is the process by which molecules in a liquid State of matter spontaneously become gaseous ....
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GasDeposition
Deposition (physics)

Deposition is a Thermodynamic process in which gas transforms into solid . The reverse of deposition is sublimation .One example of deposition is the Process by which, in sub-freezing air, water vapor changes directly to ice without first becoming a liquid....
Condensation
Condensation

Condensation is the change of the physical state of aggregation of matter from gaseous phase into liquid phase. When the transition happens from the gaseous phase into the solid phase directly, bypassing the liquid phase the change is called Deposition , which is the opposite of sublimation....
-Ionization
Ionization

Ionization is the physics process of converting an atom or molecule into an ion by adding or removing charged particles such as electrons or other ions....
Plasma--Recombination/Deionization-