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Vaporization
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<p>Vaporization (or vapo(u)risation) of an element or compound is a <a href="/facts/Phase_transition/eLP2BY8R">phase transition</a> from the <a href="/facts/Liquid/t9GkLWzt">liquid</a> phase to <a href="/facts/Vapor/PLlojGug">vapor</a>. There are two types of vaporization: <a href="/facts/Evaporation/tgvIlJys">evaporation</a> and <a href="/facts/Boiling/BHxWzT2k">boiling</a>. Evaporation is a <a href="/facts/Surface_phenomenon/WTENdutJ">surface phenomenon</a>, whereas boiling is a bulk phenomenon (a phenomenon in which the whole object or substance is involved in the process). </p>