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QUADRUPLE POINT [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermodynamics
CONT

For a two-component [equilibrium] system, the invariant point in a phase diagram is a quadruple point at which four phases coexist.

OBS

See the record for "triple point".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermodynamique
CONT

Il se peut que, dans les systèmes formés de deux composants, on rencontre des points qui ne varient pas avec la coexistence de quatre ou cinq phases; autrement dit, des points quadruples ou quintuples, ainsi que des lignes monovariantes avec la coexistence de trois phases, etc., conformément à la règle des phases.

Spanish

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