Thermodynamics
First Law of Thermodynamics
GATE 2016
Medium
The INCORRECT statement about the characteristics of the critical point of a pure substance is that
- Athere is no constant-temperature vaporization process
- Bit has a point of inflection with zero slope
- the ice directly converts from solid phase to vapor phase
- Dsaturated liquid and saturated vapor states are identical
Explanation
Direct solid-to-vapor conversion is sublimation, which happens at the triple point region, not the critical point — so this statement is the incorrect one among the four. At the critical point, saturated liquid and vapor states merge into one, with zero-slope inflection and no distinct constant-temperature vaporization plateau.
Source: GATE ME 2016 Set-3 (2016)
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