peritectic reaction

Synonym: incongruent reaction
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.P04500
An isothermal, reversible reaction between two phases, a liquid and a solid, that results, on cooling of a binary, ternary, ... , \(n\) system in one, two, ... (\(n- 1\)) new solid phases. Synonymous with incongruent reaction.
Source:
PAC, 1994, 66, 577. (Definitions of terms relating to phase transitions of the solid state (IUPAC Recommendations 1994)) on page 588 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'peritectic reaction' 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.P04500 RIS BibTex EndNote
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