Investigate phase changes.
In the figure below, N is blue and H is white.
What kind of change is represented by this illustration? Is energy absorbed or released when this change occurs?
You are asked to identify the type of physical change and the energy change that happens during a phase change.
You are given a molecular-level illustration of a phase change.
The figure represents a physical change because the NH_{3} molecules are intact in both boxes. The change is from a gas on the left to a solid on the right, a process called deposition. Deposition is a change from a less ordered phase to a more ordered phase, so energy is released.