Cassie B.

Lim – Grade 12

MODULE 6

Explain

Questions:

1. What are the features of a phase diagram?

a. The Three Areas

b. Three Lines (Curves)
c. Two Important Points

2. Where is the solid phase in the phase diagram? The liquid phase? The gas phase?
Pressure

solid

critical point
liquid
B

triple point
C
vapor

Temperature

3. How were you able to show the three lines (curves) in the phase diagram? What do these lines represent?

I was able to show the three lines (curves) in the phase diagram by using three different colored pens. The lines
that serve as physical state boundaries represent the pressure and temperature combinations that allow two
phases to exist in equilibrium. In other words, these lines define phase transitions.

4. How will you differentiate the two important points in the phase diagram?

The triple point is the pressure and temperature combination at which all three phases of matter are in
equilibrium. On a phase diagram, it is the point where the three states of matter coexist. At the triple point, the
lines representing the conditions of solid-liquid, liquid-vapor, and solid-vapor equilibrium intersect. It is a one-of-
a-kind temperature and pressure combination in which all three phases are in equilibrium.

The critical point marks the end of the liquid/gas phase line. It is the set of temperatures and pressures on a
phase diagram at which a substance's liquid and gaseous phases merge into a single phase.

5. How did you locate the normal melting and boiling points in the phase diagram?

By drawing a line across pressure at 1 atm, the normal melting and boiling points can be calculated from the
phase diagram.