frigorific mixture

(noun)

A mixture of two or more chemicals that reaches an equilibrium temperature independent of the temperature of any of its constituent chemicals. The temperature is also relatively independent of the quantities of mixtures as long as a significant amount of each original chemical is present in its pure form

Related Terms

  • brine

Examples of frigorific mixture in the following topics:

  • Farenheit Scale

    • Fahrenheit himself used a mixture of ice, water, and ammonium chloride (a salt) at a 1:1:1 ratio.
    • This is a frigorific mixture, which stabilizes its temperature automatically; the stable temperature of this mixture was defined as 0 °F (-17.78 °C).
    • The second determining point, 32 degrees, was a mixture of just ice and water at a 1:1 ratio.
  • Dispersion: Rainbows and Prisims

    • White light, in particular, is a fairly uniform mixture of all visible wavelengths.
    • Sunlight, considered to be white, actually appears to be a bit yellow because of its mixture of wavelengths, but it does contain all visible wavelengths.
  • Order to Disorder

    • Third, the mixture is less orderly, or to use another term, less structured.
  • Matter and Antimatter

    • There is considerable speculation as to why the observable universe is apparently composed almost entirely of matter (as opposed to a mixture of matter and antimatter), whether there exist other places that are almost entirely composed of antimatter instead, and what sorts of technology might be possible if antimatter could be harnessed.
  • Ionization Equilibrium - the Saha Equation

    • In astrophysical contexts, there is generally a mixture of different elements.
  • Superposition

    • These examples are of waves that are similar. illustrates that when non-identical waves superimpose, the outcome is a mixture of constructive and destructive interference.
  • Quality of Sound

    • The quality of a tone depends on its mixture of harmonics.
  • Scattering of Light by the Atmosphere

    • Since green and blue have relatively short wavelengths, you see a mixture of these colors in the sky, and the sky appears to be blue.
  • The Periodic Table

    • All versions of the periodic table include only chemical elements, rather than mixtures, compounds, or subatomic particles.
  • Phase Changes and Energy Conservation

    • At this point, there is a mixture of both ice and water.
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