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solidification comparison table

Subject	has inverse process	has initial phase	is a kind of	has final phase	has definition
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.
solidification	melting	liquid	first order phase transition	solid

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