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What is a phase transition?
What is a phase transition?
- The process of converting a liquid to a gas at room temperature
- The physical process of transition between one state of matter and another (correct)
- The change in volume of a substance when heated
- The change in color of a substance due to external conditions
What defines the phase transition point?
What defines the phase transition point?
- The change in texture of the substance
- The color change of the substance
- The identification of the external conditions at which a transformation occurs (correct)
- The change in volume of the substance
What are the basic states of matter referred to in phase transitions?
What are the basic states of matter referred to in phase transitions?
- Solid, liquid, gas, and plasma (correct)
- Solid, liquid, gas, and powder
- Solid, liquid, gas, and mixture
- Solid, liquid, gas, and solution
What happens to the free energies of the two phases involved at the phase transition point?
What happens to the free energies of the two phases involved at the phase transition point?
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What is the more stable state below the boiling point for a substance undergoing a phase transition to gas?
What is the more stable state below the boiling point for a substance undergoing a phase transition to gas?
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