critical point

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The temperature and pressure at which the liquid and vapour intensive properties (density, @H02753@, etc.) become equal. It is the highest temperature (@C01402@) and pressure (@C01397@) at which both a gaseous and a liquid phase of a given compound can coexist.
Sources:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2183 [Terms] [Paper]
PAC, 1993, 65, 2397. (Nomenclature for supercritical fluid chromatography and extraction (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)) on page 2399 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'critical point' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01396 RIS BibTex EndNote
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