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==Gas-Liquid-Solid Phase Diagram== | ==Gas-Liquid-Solid Phase Diagram== | ||
==Phase Separation and Nucleation== | |||
==Why Ice Floats? Consequences.== | ==Why Ice Floats? Consequences.== | ||
==Wan der Walls Equation== | ==Wan der Walls Equation== | ||
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Phases of Matter
Matter can exist in many phases. The phases most common are solids, liquids, and gases. In Physics, a phase can be described as a region of space in which all physical properties of a material remain constant, or uniform. Having consistent physical properties and chemical uniformity allow one to distinguish between the various phases, or states of matter.