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Why is supercritical fluid not considered a separate state of matter?

We normally consider the various states of matter to be separated by a phase transition, and generally this is a first order phase transition (an exception is the second order glass-liqid transition). …
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Can a liquid forms vapor pressure at 0 degree Celsius? because we know that at freezing poin...

Start by considering the vapour in equilibrium with the liquid. For the two to be in equilibrium they must have the same molar Gibbs free energy. As a rough approximation the Gibbs free energy of the …
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What is solid-solid transformation?

It's common for crystalline solids to have a range of different crystal structures depending on temperature and pressure. For example pure iron has three different crystal structures and once you star …
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Why are we using the triple point of water particularly for calibrating the thermometers?

Suppose we use the freezing point of water as the bottom marker for our scale. The trouble is that the freezing point of water depends on the pressure. Have a look at Freezing point of water with resp …
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Is it possible to have a planet entirely made out of liquid water?

Suppose we assemble a large mass of water in space, then it will form a sphere held together by its gravitational field. The question is then how large this sphere can become before the pressure at th …
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