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Figure 1: Phase diagram of argon.
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Figure 2: Radial distribution function for a dense liquid.
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Figure 3: Total pressure and partial pressures for the system benzene–carbon disulfide at 25° C (see text). Figure 4: Osmotic pressure π caused by a membrane that allows A to pass but not B. A representative system could consist of water (A) and salt (B). Figure 5: Physical significance of interchange energy. The energy absorbed in the process above is 2ω (see text). phase change states of matter states of matter
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Figure 1: Phase diagram of argon.
Figure 2: Radial distribution function for a dense liquid.
Figure 3: Total pressure and partial pressures for the system benzene–carbon disulfide at 25° C (see text).
Figure 4: Osmotic pressure π caused by a membrane that allows A to pass but not B. A representative system could consist of water (A) and salt (B).
Figure 5: Physical significance of interchange energy. The energy absorbed in the process above is 2ω (see text).
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Figure 1: The state of atomic motion.
The science of surface tension explained
How different solutions conduct electricity
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