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The first is related to statistics more than to any particular physical mechanism. Think of how relative standard deviation is related to sample size and consider what that means when considering a system of 1000 atoms vs a system of 100 000 000 000 000 000 000 000 atoms.
The seconds means exactly what it says--if one part of your system is in one phase, and another part is in a different phase, then you generally expect a surface or interface to separate the two phases.
What's so mysterious about having three phases in equilibrium? It simply means that [tex]{\Delta~G_fusion}={\Delta~G_vaporization}=0[/tex]
The seconds means exactly what it says--if one part of your system is in one phase, and another part is in a different phase, then you generally expect a surface or interface to separate the two phases.
What's so mysterious about having three phases in equilibrium? It simply means that [tex]{\Delta~G_fusion}={\Delta~G_vaporization}=0[/tex]