Critical Point between the Two Liquid Phases of Water (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Critical Point between the Two Liquid Phases of Water

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Fig A (left): Using two distinct computer simulations of water (top and bottom panels), researchers detected swings in density characteristic of supercooled water oscillating between two liquid phases that differ by density. Fig B (right): The simulations revealed a critical point between the two liquid phases, which are of different densities due to the presence of an extra water molecule in the high-density liquid.

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Reprinted with permission from PG Debenedetti et al, Science Vol 369 Issue 6501, DOI:10.1126/science.abb9796

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