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phase diagram
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A phase diagram is a chart that shows what physical form a substance takes—such as solid, liquid, or gas—at different temperatures and pressures. It helps scientists and engineers predict and understand how materials behave under various conditions, which is important for everything from cooking to industrial manufacturing.
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Encyclopedic overview
Simplified temperature/pressure phase change diagram for water. A phase diagram in physical chemistry, engineering, mineralogy, and materials science is a type of chart used to show conditions (pressure, temperature, etc.) at which thermodynamically distinct phases (such as solid, liquid or gaseous states) occur and coexist at equilibrium.
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