CRITICAL POINT (CRITICAL STATE)


Meaning of CRITICAL POINT (CRITICAL STATE) in English

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State at which two phases of a substance first become indistinguishable. For example, at pressures higher than 217.6 atm and temperatures above 374°C, the meniscus between steam and liquid water will vanish; the two phases become indistinguishable and are referred to as a supercritical fluid .

General chemistry English glossary.      Английский глоссарий общей химии.