However, heating benzoic acid can cause it to undergo sublimation, meaning it transitions directly from a solid to a gas without passing through a liquid phase.
Here's why its chemical name doesn't change:
* Sublimation is a physical change: The chemical composition of benzoic acid remains the same during sublimation. It's just changing its physical state.
* No chemical reaction: There's no chemical reaction occurring that would change the molecular structure of benzoic acid.
So, while heating benzoic acid might cause it to sublime, it doesn't change its chemical identity. It remains benzoic acid.
