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Subject | has inverse process | has initial phase | is a kind of | has final phase | has definition |
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first order phase transition | phase transition | A phase transition which occurs in a manner similar to the way water boils. Bubbles of the new phase (steam) form in the midst of the old phase (water), so that temporarily the two distinct phases (steam and water) coexist. | |||
condensation | evaporation | gas | first order phase transition | liquid | from gas to liquid or from gas to solid |
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