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(a)
Interpretation:
To determine that how the given phase diagram should be modified so as to represent the melting of orthorhombic sulfur.
Concept introduction:
A phase transition refers to the transitions that occurs between
(b)
Interpretation:
To account for the given observation where rhombic sulfur is melted at 113oC and then it is heated such that the liquid sulfur gets freezed at 119oC upon cooling.
Concept introduction:
A phase transition refers to the transitions that occurs between solid, liquids and gas. There is a triple point that exists in a given phase diagram and at this point all the three states of matter are known to be coexist. The melting of a substance is said to occur when its state changes from solid to liquid. The reverse of melting is known as fusion or freezing where the state of the substance changes from liquid to solid.
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