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Phase Diagrams, Triple Points and Critical Points
20. Heat and Temperature / Phase Diagrams, Triple Points and Critical Points / Problem 2
Problem 2

Imagine you are in a laboratory experimenting with water. You carefully control the conditions as the temperature of the water reaches 150°C. What phase will the water be in under a pressure of 1 atm?


Phase diagram of water showing solid, liquid, vapor regions, triple point at 0.01°C and critical point at 374°C and 218 atm.