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When water converts to steam while boiling a vapour dome can be formed, what is the degree of freedom inside this vapour dome and on the saturated points?
Actually I wanted to understand why degree of freedom is 1 in the wet region ??Bystander said:Are you asking about, or how to apply, the phase rule?
How many components?Death eater said:dryness fraction
There is only 1 componentBystander said:How many components?
At equilibrium?Death eater said:only 1 component
The vapour dome is the region in a phase diagram where both liquid and vapor phases coexist at equilibrium. It is the curved boundary between the liquid and vapor regions.
The degree of freedom inside the vapour dome is determined by the temperature and pressure of the system. These two variables are closely related and affect the phase transition between liquid and vapor.
The degree of freedom inside the vapour dome will change at different altitudes due to the change in atmospheric pressure. As altitude increases, atmospheric pressure decreases, resulting in a lower boiling point for water and a wider vapour dome.
The degree of freedom inside the vapour dome can be manipulated by adjusting the temperature and pressure of the system. Changes in these variables can shift the phase equilibrium point and change the size and shape of the vapour dome.
At the boiling point of water, the degree of freedom inside the vapour dome is one. This means that only one variable, either temperature or pressure, can be changed while maintaining equilibrium between the liquid and vapor phases. Any change in the other variable will result in a phase transition outside of the vapour dome.