Simple diagrams of particles in a solid, liquid and a gas are shown like this: Evaporation happens below the boiling point of a liquid and only occurs from the topmost layer of the liquid.When the ...

“Our understanding of the three basic states of matter (solids, liquids, and gases) is based on temperature and pressure phase diagrams with three phase transition lines: solid-gas, liquid ...

Scientists from UC San Diego have uncovered a key finding to one of water's unique properties: at high pressure and low temperature, liquid water separates into two distinct liquid phases — one ...