Jheziel Jans A.

Abalos April 13, 2023

STM24 General Chemistry 2

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT:
Phase Diagram
1. At 1 atm, how many phase changes can water exist at different temperatures? How
about carbon dioxide at 1 atm?
- At 1 atm, 3 phase changes of water exist at different temperatures: Ice, Water, and
Steam. While carbon dioxide at 1 atm, 2 phase changes exist at different
temperatures: Solid and Liquid.

2. Why water as it increases its pressure at lower temperature after the triple point has
a negative slope?
- The main reason for the negative slope in the phase diagram is that the liquid
phase of water is denser than its solid phase (ice). Increasing the pressure breaks
the hydrogen bond of water, which makes the water molecules in liquid phase to
be a lot closer together compared to its solid phase. And so, less temperature is
needed for an ice with high pressure to melt. Mathematically, It has a negative
linear relationship, wherein as pressure increases, the temperature decreases.
Therefore, it has a negative slope (+p/-t).

3. Carbon dioxide point B to O explains what type of phases is in equilibrium?

- Solid, liquid, and gas phases are in equilibrium at point B to O of carbon dioxide.

4. At what atm can liquid phase of a carbon dioxide will exist?

- Based on the given phase diagram, ranging from 5.1 atm to 72.9 atm, the liquid
phase of carbon dioxide exists.

5. At 1 atm, water with negative temperature will exist in what phase?

- Solid phase of water will exist at 1 atm with a negative temperature.

6. At 5.1 atm, carbon dioxide in 5 oC will exist at what phase?

- Gas phase of carbon dioxide will exist at 5.1 atm with a temperature of 5 degrees
Celsius.