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Section 8

Phase Changes

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Liquid to Gas Phase Transition

Vaporization of a sample of liquid is a phase transition from the liquid phase to the gas phase.

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Supercritical Fluids

A supercritical fluid is a substance at a temperature and pressure above its critical point, where distinct liquid and gas phases do not exist.

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Liquid to Solid Phase Transition

Freezing is a phase transition in which a liquid turns into a solid when its temperature is lowered to its freezing point.

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Solid to Gas Phase Transition

Sublimation is the phase transition from the solid to the gaseous phase, without passing through an intermediate liquid phase.

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Heating Curve for Water

Water transitions from ice to liquid to water vapor as heat is added to it.

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