Clausius-Clapeyron relation

English

Etymology

Named after Rudolf Clausius and Émile Clapeyron.

Noun

Clausius-Clapeyron relation (plural Clausius-Clapeyron relations)

1. (thermodynamics) A way of characterizing a discontinuous phase transition between two phases of matter of a single constituent. It gives the slope of the tangents to the "coexistence curve" that separates the two phases on a pressure-temperature diagram.

Related terms

• Clapeyron equation

Further reading

• Clausius–Clapeyron relation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia