Vaporization
= Vaporization
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= Vaporisation
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<Vaporization> changes a <liquid> into a <gas>. It includes <evaporation> at a surface and <boiling> within the liquid. Below the <liquid-gas critical point>, equilibrium conversion along the liquid-vapour <phase coexistence curve> involves <latent heat>; the liquid and vapour have equal <chemical potential> there.