Clausius-Clapeyron relation

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounClausius-Clapeyron relation (plural Clausius-Clapeyron relations)

plural Clausius-Clapeyron relations

  1. natural sciencesA 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.

Origin

Named after Rudolf Clausius and Émile Clapeyron.

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