 Clausius-Clapeyron relation (source code)

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Along a first-order coexistence curve,
$$
\frac{dp}{dT}
=\frac{S_\beta-S_\alpha}{V_\beta-V_\alpha}
=\frac{L}{T(V_\beta-V_\alpha)}.
$$
At a critical point the two phases merge, their entropy jump vanishes, and the latent heat tends to zero.

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