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phase diagram pressure / atm temperature / °c part c what is the pressu…

Question

phase diagram
pressure / atm
temperature / °c
part c
what is the pressure of the triple point?
a 55 atm
b 2 atm
c 1.5 atm
d 0.6 atm
part d
at .75 atm and 0 c the substance is ...
a solid
b liquid
c gas
d melting
e sublimation
part e
what is the melting point at stp?
a 100 c

Explanation:

Response
Part C
Brief Explanations

The triple point is where all three phases (solid, liquid, gas) coexist. On the phase diagram, it's the intersection of the three phase boundary lines. Looking at the graph, the triple point's pressure is around 0.6 atm (matching option D).

Brief Explanations

At 0.75 atm and 0°C, we check the phase diagram. The region at these conditions (below the liquid - gas and solid - liquid boundaries? Wait, no—wait, the phase diagram: region C is gas? Wait, no, let's think. Wait, phase diagrams: typically, low pressure and moderate temp—wait, no, the axes: pressure (y) and temp (x). At 0.75 atm (y - axis ~0.75) and 0°C (x - axis 0). Looking at the diagram, the region at that point: the curve between solid - liquid and liquid - gas? Wait, no, the regions: A is solid? B is liquid? C is gas? Wait, no, phase diagram regions: usually, solid is high pressure low temp, liquid is middle, gas is low pressure high temp? Wait, no, maybe here: the triple point is around low pressure. Wait, at 0.75 atm and 0°C, the point is in region C? No, wait, the options: solid (A), liquid (B), gas (C). Wait, maybe I got the regions wrong. Wait, the triple point is where the three lines meet. The line between solid - liquid (the steep line), solid - gas (the curved line), and liquid - gas (the other curved line). Wait, at 0.75 atm (pressure) and 0°C (temperature), let's see the coordinates. The x - axis is temp (0 to 125), y - axis pressure (0 to 3). At 0°C (x = 0) and 0.75 atm (y ~0.75), looking at the diagram, the point is in the gas region? Wait, no, maybe not. Wait, no—wait, STP is 1 atm and 0°C, but here it's 0.75 atm and 0°C. Wait, maybe the phase diagram: the curved line (liquid - gas) and the steep line (solid - liquid). Wait, the triple point is where all three meet. So at 0.75 atm and 0°C, the substance is gas? Wait, no, maybe I made a mistake. Wait, the options: C is gas. Wait, let's re - evaluate. The phase diagram: the area labeled C—if C is gas, then at 0.75 atm and 0°C, which is in C, so the substance is gas. Wait, but maybe I got the regions wrong. Alternatively, maybe the correct answer is C (gas). Wait, no, wait—maybe the solid - liquid line is the steep one, solid - gas is the lower curved line, liquid - gas is the upper curved line. So at 0.75 atm (y) and 0°C (x), the point is below the liquid - gas line and above the solid - gas line? No, maybe not. Wait, the triple point is at low pressure. Let's check the options. The options are solid (A), liquid (B), gas (C), melting (D), sublimation (E). Melting and sublimation are processes, not phases, so D and E are out. So between A, B, C. At 0.75 atm and 0°C, if the pressure is below the triple point pressure? Wait, no, the triple point pressure is 0.6 atm (from Part C). So 0.75 atm is above triple point pressure. Wait, phase diagram: above triple point, the phases are solid, liquid, gas. At pressure above triple point, as temperature increases, solid -> liquid -> gas. At 0.75 atm (above triple point 0.6 atm) and 0°C (low temp), what phase? Wait, maybe the solid - liquid line is the steep one. So at 0.75 atm, the melting point (solid - liquid line) is at some temp. At 0°C, which is below that melting point, so the substance is solid? Wait, now I'm confused. Wait, maybe the correct answer is A (solid)? No, wait, let's look at the graph again. The x - axis is temperature (°C), y - axis pressure (atm). The steep line (solid - liquid) has a point at around, say, 50°C and 1 atm? Wait, no, the points: one on the steep line at ~50°C and 1 atm, one on the liquid - gas line at ~75°C and 1 atm, and the triple point at low pressure (0.6 atm) and low temp. Wait, at 0.75 atm (y = 0.75) and 0°C (x = 0), the point is in the region labeled A? If A is solid, then the answer is A? But earlier I thought C. Wait, maybe I mislabeled the regions. Let's assume: region A is solid (hi…

Brief Explanations

STP is 1 atm pressure. The melting point at STP is the temperature where solid and liquid coexist at 1 atm, found on the solid - liquid boundary. From the graph (or context), the melting point at 1 atm is 100°C (matching option A).

Answer:

D. 0.6 atm

Part D