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JJBladester
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Homework Statement
How does the boiling process at supercritical pressure differ from the boiling process at subcritical pressure?
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The Attempt at a Solution
I know that the critical point is the point on a P-v diagram where the saturated liquid and saturated vapor curves meet.
At subcritical pressures, we could have a saturated liquid where the addition of energy would cause some of the liquid to vaporize into a saturated vapor without an increase in temperature. This is boiling.
Can boiling even occur at supercritical pressures? I didn't think this was possible.