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The liquid–liquid critical point of a solution, which occurs at the critical solution temperature, occurs at the limit of the two-phase region of the phase diagram. In other words, it is the point at which an infinitesimal change in some thermodynamic variable (such as temperature or pressure) leads to separation of the mixture into two ...
The equilibrium conditions are shown as curves on a curved surface in 3D with areas for solid, liquid, and vapor phases and areas where solid and liquid, solid and vapor, or liquid and vapor coexist in equilibrium. A line on the surface called a triple line is where solid, liquid and vapor can all coexist in equilibrium. The critical point ...
The point at the very top of the dome is called the critical point. This point is where the saturated liquid and saturated vapor lines meet. Past this point, it is impossible for a liquid–vapor transformation to occur. [3] It is also where the critical temperature and critical pressure meet.
The gap is a precursor of the actual phase change from liquid to vapor. The points E (,) and C (,), where | =, that delimit the largest possible liquid and smallest possible vapor states are called spinodal points. Their locus forms a spinodal curve which bounds a region where no homogeneous stable states can exist.
The solid green lines represent stable states, and terminate at dots that represent the saturated liquid and vapor states that comprise the phase change. The dashed green lines represent metastable states ( superheated liquid and subcooled vapor) that are created in the process of phase transition, have a short lifetime, and then devolve into ...
At a given P tot such as 1 atm and a given liquid composition, T can be solved for to give the liquid mixture's boiling point or bubble point, although the solution for T may not be mathematically analytical (i.e., may require a numerical solution or approximation).
At the critical point, the liquid and gas become indistinguishable. Above the critical point, there are no longer separate liquid and gas phases: there is only a generic fluid phase referred to as a supercritical fluid. In water, the critical point occurs at around 647 K (374 °C or 705 °F) and 22.064 MPa.
The heat of vaporization diminishes with increasing temperature and it vanishes completely at a certain point called the critical temperature (T r = 1). Above the critical temperature, the liquid and vapor phases are indistinguishable, and the substance is called a supercritical fluid.