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Supercritical Fluids
Phase Diagram for a Substance
The figure highlights the critical point, above which (in either temperature or pressure) the substance does not exist in either the liquid or gas phase. Under those conditions it is called a "supercritical fluid," and has properties between those of a liquid and a gas.
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"Phase Diagram For Pure Substance."
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