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The main difference between a gas and a liquid-vapour system is that the gas laws do not apply. It is obvious that a liquid does not obey gas laws; its volume changes far less with pressure or temperature. Furthermore, we can have vapour and liquid at the same pressure and temperature, with vastly different volumes and energy contents.
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© 1983 Peter Polak
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Polak, P. (1983). Liquid and Vapour Properties. In: Theory and Practice in Engineering Thermodynamics. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17235-1_3
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