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'''Gas-liquid phase transitions''' are usually [[ First-order transitions | first-order phase transitions]], | |||
except at [[critical points]], where they become [[ Second-order transitions | second-order]]; | except at [[critical points]], where they become [[ Second-order transitions | second-order]]; | ||
for [[supercritical]] points, the two phases become one. | for [[supercritical]] points, the two phases become one. | ||
Between the two phases in coexistence a [[ interface | liquid-vapour interface]] of molecular size is | Between the two phases in coexistence a [[ interface | liquid-vapour interface]] of molecular size is | ||
formed. | formed. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Computation of phase equilibria]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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;Related reading | |||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.87.404 C. N. Yang and T. D. Lee "Statistical Theory of Equations of State and Phase Transitions. I. Theory of Condensation", Physical Review '''87''' pp. 404-409 (1952)] | |||
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2035084 F. L. Román, J. A. White, S. Velasco and A. Mulero "On the universal behavior of some thermodynamic properties along the whole liquid-vapor coexistence curve", Journal of Chemical Physics '''123''' 124512 (2005)] | |||
[[category: phase transitions]] | [[category: phase transitions]] |
Revision as of 16:17, 13 November 2015
Gas-liquid phase transitions are usually first-order phase transitions, except at critical points, where they become second-order; for supercritical points, the two phases become one. Between the two phases in coexistence a liquid-vapour interface of molecular size is formed.
See also
References
- Related reading
- C. N. Yang and T. D. Lee "Statistical Theory of Equations of State and Phase Transitions. I. Theory of Condensation", Physical Review 87 pp. 404-409 (1952)
- F. L. Román, J. A. White, S. Velasco and A. Mulero "On the universal behavior of some thermodynamic properties along the whole liquid-vapor coexistence curve", Journal of Chemical Physics 123 124512 (2005)