Where Can I Find Phase Diagrams for Substances Other Than Water or CO2?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the search for phase diagrams of substances other than water or CO2, specifically focusing on pressure and temperature relationships. Participants explore resources and methods for obtaining or constructing these diagrams.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests consulting university libraries, noting that librarians can assist in locating relevant resources, including a specific book on phase diagrams from their chemistry department.
  • Another participant expresses a need for online resources, mentioning their high school context and the lack of access to a database book or library resources.
  • A participant questions whether it is possible to construct a phase diagram using known properties such as melting/boiling points, triple points, and critical temperatures, indicating that while some aspects can be sketched, there may be unexpected complexities.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the availability of resources or the feasibility of constructing phase diagrams from basic properties, indicating multiple perspectives and unresolved questions.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of specific online resources mentioned and the potential for inaccuracies when sketching phase diagrams based on limited data.

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Where can I find phase diagrams for things other than water or CO2? I'm looking for pressure/temperature ones.
 
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I would start asking at university library, librarians are trained to know where such things can be found. I remember a large book with phase diagrams in my Chem. Dept. library, but it was before PC XT.
 
I was looking for something online. I'm still in high school and my teach doesn't have a database book at all and neither does the library. Is there a way to figure out a phase diagram is you know the melting/boiling point, triple point, and critical temperature?
 
Not exactly - you may sketch some of the parts, but there can be some surprises.
 

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