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What is the value of the triple point of water following the 2019 redefinition of SI base units?
What is the value of the triple point of water following the 2019 redefinition of SI base units?
273.16±0.0001 K and a vapor pressure of 611.657 pascals (6.11657 mbar; 0.00603659 atm)
At what pressure can liquid water exist according to the triple point?
At what pressure can liquid water exist according to the triple point?
Equal to or greater than the triple point pressure
What happens to solid ice in the vacuum of outer space below the triple point?
What happens to solid ice in the vacuum of outer space below the triple point?
Solid ice sublimates, transitioning directly into water vapor when heated at a constant pressure
What is the minimum temperature where the liquid can exist for most substances? Is this the case for water?
What is the minimum temperature where the liquid can exist for most substances? Is this the case for water?
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What happens to water vapor just below the triple point at a constant temperature?
What happens to water vapor just below the triple point at a constant temperature?
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What is the art of measurement of temperature known as?
What is the art of measurement of temperature known as?
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What property changes with temperature and is used to determine the temperature?
What property changes with temperature and is used to determine the temperature?
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What is the term for force per unit area exerted by fluid normal to the surface?
What is the term for force per unit area exerted by fluid normal to the surface?
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What is the property called that helps to determine the temperature, examples of which include pressure, volume, resistance, voltage, and wavelength?
What is the property called that helps to determine the temperature, examples of which include pressure, volume, resistance, voltage, and wavelength?
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What is the term for the normal pressure measured by a barometer in the atmosphere?
What is the term for the normal pressure measured by a barometer in the atmosphere?
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What is the pressure called when it is measured with respect to atmospheric pressure?
What is the pressure called when it is measured with respect to atmospheric pressure?
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What is the pressure called when it is measured with respect to absolute zero pressure?
What is the pressure called when it is measured with respect to absolute zero pressure?
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What law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed during a process?
What law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed during a process?
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What term refers to the property of a system that can neither be created nor destroyed during a process?
What term refers to the property of a system that can neither be created nor destroyed during a process?
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What term refers to the property of the system that is a measure of the total heat content?
What term refers to the property of the system that is a measure of the total heat content?
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What is the term for the representation of thermodynamic processes on a P-V diagram?
What is the term for the representation of thermodynamic processes on a P-V diagram?
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