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Deposition — Edexcel GCSE Physics Definition | GradeGen

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Deposition

Definition

The physical change in which a gas changes directly into a solid without first becoming a liquid.

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Edexcel GCSE Physics · 1PH0

Specification 14.5 · Paper 2

The reverse change, gas directly to solid, is deposition.
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