On a pressure/temperature phase diagram (see figure), there are curves separating

solid from vapor, vapor from liquid, and liquid from solid. These meet at a single
point called the triple point, where all three phases can coexist. The triple point
is at a temperature of 273.16 K (0.01 �C; 32.02 �F) and a pressure of 611.657
pascals (0.00604 atm; 0.0887 psi);[35] it is the lowest pressure at which liquid
water can exist. Until 2019, the triple point was used to define the Kelvin
temperature scale.[36][37]

The water/vapor phase curve terminates at 647.096 K (373.946 �C; 705.103 �F) and
22.064 megapascals (3,200.1 psi; 217.75 atm).[38] This is known as the critical
point. At higher temperatures and pressures the liquid and vapor phases form a
continuous phase called a supercritical fluid. It can be gradually compressed or
expanded between gas-like and liquid-like densities; its properties (which are
quite different from those of ambient water) are sensitive to density. For example,
for suitable pressures and temperatures it can mix freely with nonpolar compounds,
including most organic compounds. This makes it useful in a variety of applications
including high-temperature electrochemistry and as an ecologically benign solvent
or catalyst in chemical reactions involving organic compounds. In Earth's mantle,
it acts as a solvent during mineral formation, dissolution and deposition