Vaporization

Vaporization (or vapo(u)risation) of an element or compound is a phase transition from the liquid phase to vapor.[1] There are two types of vaporization: evaporation and boiling. Evaporation is a surface phenomenon, whereas boiling is a bulk phenomenon (a phenomenon in which the whole object or substance is involved in the process).

  1. ^ Vaporization. Encyclopedia Britannica. April 25, 2007. Archived from the original on May 16, 2015.