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Constructing a Phase Diagram

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A phase diagram plots pressure against temperature, combining liquid-gas, solid-liquid, and solid-gas equilibrium curves into one map of stable phases.

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A point's pressure and temperature coordinates fall inside one of three labeled regions on the diagram: solid, liquid, or gas.

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The curves show phase boundaries where two phases coexist, not the phases themselves — the regions between them show that.