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Thread: Triple Point of a Substance
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12-03-2009, 05:13 AM #1
Triple Point of a Substance
Could someone please give me a laymans definition of "triple point of a substance"
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12-03-2009, 07:32 AM #2
Re: Triple Point of a Substance
The triple point is the pressure and temperature where all three phases of a substance can exists, that is solid, liquid and wapour.
For water the triple point is 0,00603 atm and 0,0098 degrees Celcius. At this temperature and pressure both ice, liquid water and water wapour can exists.
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12-03-2009, 07:48 AM #3
Re: Triple Point of a Substance
thanks for that i thought as much but couldnt confirm it from any reference material.
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12-03-2009, 07:56 AM #4
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