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Hi,
I was hoping you could help me with a question - I was wondering if nitrous oxide sublimes, and if so, at what temperature? I've tried searching on google but am completely out of my depth!
Thank you in advance for your help,
Sam
Undr normal pressures and volumes, there is no sublimation. The mp and bp are close, but different and visually it may appear to sublime because of this closeness.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrous_oxide
There may be some low pressure and low temperature where this might happen, but I see no information on that. You may need a library search to find a good phase diagram.
http://www.ukra.org.uk/newsletter/volume6issue2/34.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercritical_drying
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