Can ice evaporate without melting first? How?

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Can ice evaporate without melting first? How?

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Yes! The process is called sublimation, and it can happen at certain combinations of temperature and pressure. [This chart](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Phase_diagram_of_water_simplified.svg/800px-Phase_diagram_of_water_simplified.svg.png) shows what state water is in at various combinations.

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