P.Ravindran, PHY075- Condensed Matter Physics, Spring 2015: States of Matter
http://folk.uio.no/ravi/CMP2015
Prof.P. Ravindran, Department of Physics, Central University of Tamil
Nadu, India
States of Matter
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P.Ravindran, PHY075- Condensed Matter Physics, Spring 2015: States of Matter
• Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass.
• Matter doesn’t have to be visible—even air is matter.
What is matter?
Matter
Everything in this photo is matter.
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• All matter is made up of tiny particles, such as atoms, molecules, or ions.
• Each particle attracts other particles.
States of Matter
• These particles also are constantly moving.
• The motion of the particles and the strength of attraction between the particles determine a material’s state of matter.
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• There are three familiar states of matter— solid, liquid, and gas.
• A fourth state of matter known as plasma occurs at extremely high temperatures. Plasma is found in stars, lightning, and neon lights.
States of Matter
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States of Matter: Solids, Liquids, & Gases
• Intermolecular forces can be used to explain properties of solids, liquids and gases
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Solids, Liquids, and Gases
deposition
sublimation
freezing
melting
boiling
condensing
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• The particles that make up all types of matter are in constant motion.
• Although you can’t see them, a solid’s particles are vibrating in place.
Particles in Motion
• These particles do not have enough energy to move out of their fixed positions.
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liquid
Three familiar states of matter:
Solid, Liquid, and Gas.
gassolid
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• Gas is matter that does not have a definite shape or volume.
Gases
• Gas particles move at high speeds in all directions.
• The particles in gas are much farther apart
than those in a liquid or solid.
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• Matter that exists in the gas state but is generally a liquid or solid at room temperature is called vapor.
Vapor
• Water, for example, is a liquid at room temperature. Thus, water vapor is the term for the gas state of water.
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GASES
• Vapor Pressure
• The pressure of the gas “supported” over a liquid
• Indirectly related to the intermolecular forces within a liquid
• Higher intermolecular forces means more energy needed to escape.
• Lower vapor pressures give higher boiling points.
•Volatility
•Liquids with high vapor pressures (evaporate easier) are volatile
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Gases
Low density
Indefinite shape and volume
Particles move around
Diffuse & Effuse
Gas particles spread out evenly as far
apart as possible.
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You can change the volume of gas too.
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Gases
Particles are spread apart
Move quickly
No definite shape
– Takes shape of
container
No definite volume
– Fills container
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• A liquid is matter that has a definite volume but no definite shape.
Liquids
• Liquid takes the shape of the container.
• The volume of a liquid, however, is the same no matter what the shape of the container.
Particles are free to move around
one another
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States of Matter: Basic Concepts
• Particles are in constant motion
• Fluidity is the ability to flow.
• Gases and liquids are classified as fluids because they can flow.
• A liquid diffuses more slowly than a gas at the same temperature (Why?)
• Because intermolecular attractions interfere with the flow.
Liquids
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• The particles in a liquid move more freely than the particles in a solid.
Free to Move
• The particles in a liquid have enough energy to move out of their fixed positions but not enough energy to move far apart.
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• Some liquids flow more easily than others.
Viscosity
• A liquid’s resistance to flow is known as the liquid’s viscosity.
• The slower a liquid flows, the higher its viscosity is.
• For many liquids, viscosity increases as the liquid becomes colder.
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States of Matter: Liquids
• Viscosity: the resistance of a liquid to flow.
• ↑ Temperature = ↓Viscosity
• Why?
• With the increase in temperature, there is an increase in the average kinetic energy (velocity) of the molecules.
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Viscosity
The resistance of a
fluid to flow
– Ketchup = high
– Water = low
Fluid
– A substance that flows
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Fun fact: The Pitch Drop Experiment
Pitch, before and after being
hit with a hammer
If one heat a sample of
pitch and poured it into
glass funnel with a sealed
stem.
It is so viscous that it takes
10 years for a drop to drip.
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• The uneven forces acting on the particles on the surface of a liquid are called surface tension.
Surface Tension
• Surface tension causes the liquid to act as if a thin film were stretched across its surface.
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States of Matter: Liquids
• Particles in the middle of the liquid can be attracted to particles above them, below them, and to either side.
• The overall attractive force is pulling down on particles at the surface.
• The energy required to increase the surface area of a liquid
• Surface tension: the inward pull by particles under the surface.
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Surface Tension
A result of an inward pull among the molecules of a liquid
– Brings the molecules at the surface closer together
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• Adhesive Forces
• Substances bind to surfaces
• Causes a meniscus
• Cohesive Forces
• Binds molecules to each other
Practical Applications - LIQUIDS
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• A solid is matter with a definite shape and volume.
• A solid does not take the shape of a container in which it is placed. This is because the particles of a solid are packed closely together.
Solids
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States of Matter: Solids
• Particles are in constant motion.
• For a substance to be a solid rather than a liquid at a given temperature, there must be stronger attractive forces acting between particles in the solid.
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Solids Liquids
High density
Definite shape and volume
Amorphous or Crystalline
depending on structure
Medium Density
Indefinite shape, definite
volume
Particles move around
Evaporate to create vapor
pressure
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PROPERTIES OF SOLIDS
Density: In general, the particles of a solid are more closely
packed than those of a liquid. So most solids are more dense
than most liquids, but there are exceptions (wax, cork).
When solid and liquid states of a substance coexist, the solid
is more dense than the liquid, so the solid will sink in the
liquid.
Water is an important exception (ice floats in water). This is
because the H2O molecules are less closely packed in ice than
in liquid water.
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Solids
Particles are packed together
and stay in a fixed position
– Vibrate
Definite shape
Definite volume
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Types of Solids
Crystalline Solids
– Made up of crystals
Sand
Salt
Snow
sugar
Amorphous Solids
– Not arranged in a
regular pattern
Plastics
Rubber
glass
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Solids
CrystallineAmorphous
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Fundamental Concept: Energy and Packing
• Non dense, random packing
• Dense, ordered packing
Dense, ordered packed structures tend to have
lower energies.
Energy
r
typical neighbor
bond length
typical neighbor
bond energy
Energy
r
typical neighbor
bond length
typical neighbor
bond energy
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Solids
Amorphous solids
• show no definite structure, supercooled liquids.
SiO2 (glass), plastic, rubber
Crystalline solids• orderly, repeating, 3 dimensional pattern• atomic, ionic, and molecular
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Phase ChangesT
emp
eratu
re E. Q=mCΔT
D. Q= mHvTb
B. Q =mHf
C. Q=mCΔT
Tm
A. Q= mCΔT
Thermal Energy (Heat)
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Thermal Energy (heat)
• Phase Changes:
– B and D represent phase changes
– Occur at constant temperature
• Temperature Changes
– A,C, and E
– Temp is changing
– Sloping portion of the graph
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Thermal Energy (heat )
• What is happening at each part of the graph:
• A. Substance is a solid. Can heat it up or cool it down along this line.
• B. Phase change: solid-liquid. The temperature at B (Tm) is the melting (freezing) point.
• C. Substance is a liquid. Can heat it up or cool it down along this line.
• D. Phase change: liquid-gas. The temperature at D (Tb) is the boiling (condensation) point.
• E. Substance is a gas. Can heat it up or cool it down along this line.
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Heat Calculations
• Q = m c ∆ T
– Q = heat or thermal energy in Joules (J) or calories (cal)
– m= mass in grams (g)
– C = specific heat in J/(g oC) or cal/(g oC)
– ∆T= change in temperature in oC
• Q =mHf
– Q = heat or thermal energy in Joules (J) or calories (cal)
– m= mass in grams (g)
– Hf = Heat of fusion (J/g or cal/g); use for liquid-solid phase
change
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Heat Calculations
• Q =mHv
– Q = heat or thermal energy in Joules (J) or calories (cal)
– m= mass in grams (g)
– Hv = Heat of vaporization (J/g or cal/g); use for gas-liquid
phase change
• If you move left to right:
– all the processes are endothermic (heat must be supplied).
• If you move right to left:
– all the processes are exothermic (heat is removed/released).
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The six possible phase changes
Phase Changes
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The boiling point of a substance is defined as the temperature
at which its vapor pressure equals the external atmospheric
pressure.
The molar heat of vaporization (ΔHvap) is the amount of heat
required to vaporize a mole of substance at its boiling point.
Phase Changes
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The transformation of a liquid to a solid is called freezing.
The reverse process is called melting.
The melting point (freezing point) of a solid (or liquid) is the
temperature at which the solid and liquid phases coexist in
equilibrium.
ice ⇌ water
H2O(s) ⇌ H2O(l)
In dynamic equilibrium, the forward and reverse process are
occurring at the same rate.
Phase Changes
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The molar heat of fusion (ΔHfus) is the energy required to
melt 1 mol of a solid.
Phase Changes
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Heating curves:
Phase Changes
Solid
Boiling point Vapor
Liquid
Solid and liquid in
equilibrium
Liquid and vapor in
equilibrium
Time
Te
mp
era
ture
Melting point
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Sublimation is the process by which molecules go directly from the solid
phase to the vapor phase.
Deposition is reverse process of sublimation.
The molar enthalpy of sublimation (ΔHsub) of a substance is the energy
required to sublime 1 mole of a solid.
Phase Changes
ΔHsub = ΔHfus + ΔHvap
Solid I2 in equilibrium with its vapor
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Solids
Solids have “resistance” to changes in both shape and volume
Solids can be Crystalline or Amorphous
Crystals are solids that consist of a periodic array of atoms, ions, or molecules
– If this periodicity is preserved over “large” (macroscopic) distances the solid has “Long-range Order”
Amorphous solids do not have Long-Range Order
– Short Range Order
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Atomic Packing: Metals and Ceramics
Cu2Mg
Al, Cu, Au, …
CdTe
Si
CrystallineRegular
arrangement of
atoms with
long range order
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Types of Solids
Covalent
Molecular
(H2O)
Covalent
Network
(SiO2 - quartz)
Amorphous
(SiO2 - glass)
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Types of Crystalline Solids
Type
Ionic Molecular Network Metal
StructureCrystal lattice of
ions
Crystal lattice of
molecules
Single 3-D crystal
of covalently
bonded atoms
Crystal of
individual metal
atoms
Interparticle
ForcesElectrostatic Intermolecular
Covalent
bondingMetal bond
Melting pointVery high
NaCl: 801 C
Typically < 300 C,
increases with
molar mass
Extremely high
SiO2: 1200 CVaries
Solubility in
WaterMany are soluble
Depends on
polarityInsoluble Insoluble
Conducts
ElectricityNo No No Yes
Other Dull, brittle Varies Very hardShiny, malleable,
ductile
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Crystalline Solids
Crystalline state: defined by a 3-D periodic ordering of atoms
- perfect (no defect)
- infinite
Crystal: limited part of crystalline state
- smooth faces
- regular geometric shapes: set of equal faces (cube, octahedron,
prismatic…)
- possibility of cleavage (not possible for amorphous solids)
Geometric model of crystalline state
- infinite point lattices
- 3 non-coplanar vectors: a, b, c (in bold) or (with arrows)c,b,a
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Crystalline solids
Diamond
A network solid
Sodium Chloride
An ionic solid
Water Ice
A molecular solid
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Solids
Crystals Solids:– Short-range Order
– Long-range Order
Amorphous solids:– ~Short-range Order
– No Long-range Order
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Types of Solids
• Crystalline - repeating geometric pattern
– covalent network
– metallic
– ionic
– covalent molecular
• Amorphous –
– no geometric pattern
decreasing
m.p.
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What happens when many atoms come together to form a solid?
Regular structures (crystalline) or Irregular structures (amorphous)
Crystalline:• “A solid characterized by
• “long-range order” , “repetitive 3D pattern”
• Often opaque
• Most metals
• Portions of some polymers (“semi-crystalline”)
Amorphous (Non-crystalline)• “A solid which
• “without form”
• Often transparent
• Ceramic glasses
• Amorphous metals
• Some polymers are 100% amorphous
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Quartz: crystalline SiO2 Glass: amorphous SiO2
What is the difference between quartz and glass?
Long-range order Only short-range order
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States of Matter: Crystalline
• Crystalline solids: solids which have a well defined arrangement
• Flat surfaces - Definite angles
• A lattice: the 3D structure of a crystalline solid.
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Particles in crystalline solids are arranged in
ordered manner.
NaCl (table salt) diamond
carbon
Chlorine
sodium
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States of Matter: Crystals
• Crystalline solids: solids which have a well defined arrangement
• Crystals: the individual pieces of a crystalline solid.
• ex) quartz, diamond
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Crystalline Solids
The molecules of crystalline solids are arranged in repeating
symmetrical patterns.
Metals
Minerals such as diamond
Salts
Ice
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Crystalline solids
Type Unit particles
atomic Atoms (noble gases)
Covalent molecular Molecules (nonmetals)
covalent network
(strongest)
atoms connected by covalent bonds
(Cdia, Si, SiO2, SiC, Cgra)
ionic Ions (metal + nonmetal)
metallic atoms surrounded by mobile valence
electrons (metals)
• Crystalline solids can be classified into 5 categories based on the types of particles they contain:
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States of Matter: Crystalline
• Crystalline solids: solids which have a well defined arrangement
• A unit cell: the smallest arrangement of connected points that can be repeated to form the lattice.
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• Particles in amorphous
solids have a disordered
arrangement of
atoms/molecule.
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States of Matter: Amorphous
• Amorphous solids: No orderly structure
• Lack of well defined faces or angles
• ex) rubber, glass
• Remember:• Ionic solids dissolve in water, conduct electricity and heat
• Covalent/Amorphous solids do not dissolve in water, will not conduct electricity and heat
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• Some solids come together without forming crystal structures. Instead, the particles are found in a random arrangement.
Amorphous Solids
• These solids are called amorphous (uh MOR fuhs) solids.
• Rubber, plastic, and glass are examples of amorphous solids.
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Amorphous solid doesn’t have discontinuity in the heating curve.
T(℃)
m.p.
Time0
T(℃)
Time0
Heating curve of crystalline solid and amorphous solid.
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Amorphous Solids
Materials which don’t have the long range repetitive
pattern of crystals are called amorphous materials.
Amorphous means “without form”.
2SiOCeramic Compound
Crystalline Amorphous
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Amorphous Solids
During the rapid cooling of a liquid, if atoms or
molecules do not find sufficient time to arrange
themselves in a long-range repetitive pattern amorphous
solids will form unlike crystalline solids obtained by
gradual cooling.
Glasses
Polymeric materials
Some ceramics
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Amorphous Solids
Amorphous solids have molecules arranged in no
particular order.
Rubber
Wax
Some plastics
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Amorphous Solids
Amorphous solids lack a regular three-dimensional arrangement
of atoms.
Glass is an amorphous solid.
Glass is a fusion product.
SiO2 is the chief component.
Na2O and B2O3 are typically fused with molten SiO2 and allowed
to cool without crystallizing.
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Amorphous Solids
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Amorphous Solids
Crystalline quartz Noncrystalline (amorphous)
quartz glass
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Crystalline vs. Amorphous:
A crystalline solid has particles which are arranged in an orderly, geometric, 3-D structure.
– Examples: sodium chloride, ice, gems and minerals
In an amorphous solid, the particles are not arranged in any particular pattern.
– Examples: rubber, plastics, glass.
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Amorphous glasses:
No long range order
Properties are:
Isotropic(same in all
directions)
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Polymorphic Transformation
Materials having the same chemical composition can have
more than one crystal structure. These are called allotropic
or polymorphic materials.
– Allotropy for pure elements.
– Polymorphism for compounds.
These transformations result in changes in the properties of
materials and form the basis for the heat treatment fo steels
and alloys.
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Carbon may exist in two forms:
Polymorphism
Graphite
( 2D layers)
Diamond
(3D structure)
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POLYMORPHISM
Iron (Fe) may also exist in several forms:
BCC at room temperature → α iron
FCC at 910°C → γ iron
BCC at above 1400°C → β iron
Above 1539°C → liquid
Upon heating an iron from room temperature to above 910°C, its
crystal structure changes from BCC to FCC accompanied by a
contraction (reduction in volume).
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Amorphous vs. Liquid
Amorphous solids have a structure that keeps them
together in a specific shape while a liquid will spread out to
fit whatever might be containing it.
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Amorphous solids
Not all solids are crystalline in structure
Some are amorphous – they lack an ordered internal structure.
Rubber, plastic, and asphalt are amorphous solids
Glasses are a subgroup of amorphous solids
Transparent fusion of inorganic substances that have cooled to a rigid state without crystallizing
Sometimes called supercooled liquids
They have no fixed melting point
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Phase Diagram
The lines represent the temperature / pressure range for equilibrium
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Difference Between Amorphous Solids and Crystalline Solids
S.No. Amorphous solids Crystalline solids
1. Don't have definite geometrical shape. Characteristic geometrical shape.
2. melt over a wide range of temperature. They have sharp melting point
3. Physical properties are same in different
direction, i.e. isotropic.
Physical properties are different in different
directions. This phenomenon is known as
Anisotropy.
4. Amorphous solids are unsymmetrical. They are symmetrical
5. Don't break at fixed cleavage planes. Cleavage along particular direction at fixed
cleavage planes.
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Phase Diagrams
A phase diagram is a graphical way to summarize the conditions under which the different states of a substance are stable.
• The diagram is divided into three areas
representing each state of the substance.
• The curves separating each area represent the
boundaries of phase changes.
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Phase Diagrams
Below is a typical phase diagram. It consists of three curves that divide the diagram into regions labeled “solid, liquid, and gas”.
B
temperature
pre
ssu
re
A
C
D
solid liquid
gas
.
.
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Phase Diagrams
Curve AB, dividing the solid region from the liquid region, represents the conditions under which the solid and liquid are in equilibrium.
B
temperature
pre
ssu
re
A
C
D
solid liquid
gas
.
.
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Phase Diagrams
Usually, the melting point is only slightly affected by pressure. For this reason, the melting point curve, AB, is nearly vertical.
B
temperature
pre
ssu
re
A
C
D
solid liquid
gas
.
.
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Phase Diagrams
Curve AC, which divides the liquid region from the gaseous region, represents the boiling points of the liquid for various pressures.
B
temperature
pre
ssu
re
A
C
D
solid liquid
gas
.
.
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Phase Diagrams
Curve AD, which divides the solid region from the gaseous region, represents the vapor pressures of the solid at various temperatures.
B
temperature
pre
ssu
re
A
C
D
solid liquid
gas
.
.
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Phase Diagrams The curves intersect at A, the triple point,
which is the temperature and pressure where three phases of a substance exist in equilibrium.
B
temperature
pre
ssu
re
A
C
D
solid liquid
gas
.
.
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Phase Diagrams
The temperature above which the liquid state of a substance no longer exists regardless of pressure is called the critical temperature.
B
temperature
pre
ssu
re
A
C
D
solid liquid
gas
.
.
Tcrit
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Phase Diagrams The vapor pressure at the critical
temperature is called the critical pressure. Note that curve AC ends at the critical point, C.
B
temperature
pre
ssu
re
A
C
D
solid liquid
gas
.
.
Tcrit
Pcrit
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