Abstract
An examination of the pressure—volume—temperature surface for a pure substance (Fig. 9.2) shows that the transitions from the solid phase to the liquid phase and from the liquid phase to the gaseous phase are characterised by
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(a)
a change in the volume of the system;
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(b)
no change in the temperature of the system.
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Sprackling, M. (1993). Phase Changes. In: Heat and Thermodynamics. Macmillan College Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12690-3_10
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