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Old Thu Apr 26, 2007, 09:09am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Dexter
However, you forgot to take into account the fact that the freezing point will also shift slightly with pressure.
Actually Mark (& I think you know this, if not you do now) there is a thing called 'triple point' where at the right pressure and temperature a substance will practically exist as a solid, a liquid and a gas.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_point