Which outcome occurs when pressurized liquid CO₂ undergoes rapid adiabatic expansion?

💡 Explanation

Rapid adiabatic expansion promotes liquid-vapor phase transition through the Joule-Thomson effect, because the internal energy decreases upon separation accelerating cavitation. Vapor pressure rises sharply and overwhelms surface tension, therefore bubble formation increases rather than remaining stable under compression.

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