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This is the most classical type of phase diagram, widely used when considering a substance at a fixed composition.
Composition phase diagrams are phase diagrams that also consider variations in composition of a mixture. The most classic of such diagrams are temperature-composition phase diagrams for binary alloys.
The more familiar transitions we are familiar with like liquid water into solid water happen at constant temperature.
However, other types of phase transitions we are less familiar in our daily lives happen across a continuum of such "state variables", notably:
- superfluidity and its related manifestation, superconductivity
- ferromagnetism
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In the context of matter, "phase" refers to a distinct form or state that a substance can take, characterized by its physical properties and the arrangement and behavior of its particles. The most commonly recognized phases of matter are: 1. **Solid**: In solids, particles are closely packed together in a fixed arrangement, which gives solids a definite shape and volume. The particles vibrate in place but do not move freely.