Clausius-Clapeyron relation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A way of characterizing a discontinuous phase transition between two phases of matter of a single constituent. It gives the slope of the tangents to the "coexistence curve" that separates the two phases on a pressure-temperature diagram.

Word forms

Clausius-Clapeyron relation Clausius-Clapeyron relations

Etymology

Named after Rudolf Clausius and Émile Clapeyron.

Related words

Clapeyron equation
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