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What is a phase diagram?
What is a phase diagram?
- A chart showing the physical changes of state that a substance can undergo
- A graph representing the melting point variation with pressure
- A map of the pressures and temperatures at which each phase of a substance is the most stable (correct)
- A diagram illustrating how the vapor pressure of a substance varies with temperature
What are metastable phases?
What are metastable phases?
- Phases that have equilibrium temperature at which two phases coexist
- Thermodynamically unstable phases that exist because the transition to a more stable phase is kinetically hindered (correct)
- Phases that are stable at very low temperatures
- Phases that are always stable under any conditions
What is a phase transition?
What is a phase transition?
- The graph representing the variation of vapor pressure with temperature
- The equilibrium temperature at which two phases coexist
- The conversion of one phase into another phase at a characteristic temperature for a given pressure (correct)
- The temperature at which the two phases are in equilibrium
What do phase boundaries represent in a phase diagram?
What do phase boundaries represent in a phase diagram?
What does a phase represent in terms of matter?
What does a phase represent in terms of matter?
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