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Phase is a homogeneous region of a system that is physically distinct and mechanically separable from the rest of the system. Matter exists in three phases: solid, liquid, and gas. A gas or a mixture of gases presents a single phase as the atoms or molecules in a gaseous system are mixed randomly at the atomic scale. A pure liquid also presents a single phase whereas a mixture of liquids, usually called liquid solution (say of water and oil), may exhibit more than one phase. A pure solid may also possess different phases as it may exhibit different crystal structures at different values of temperature and pressure.
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Galsin, J.S. (2002). Phase Equilibrium in Binary Alloys. In: Impurity Scattering in Metallic Alloys. Physics of Solids and Liquids. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1241-7_3
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