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siniylev [52]
4 years ago
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What is the difference between the states of phase equilibrium and metastability?

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1 answer:
erma4kov [3.2K]4 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The main difference is that the metastable state is not a state of equilibrium, but a state of non-equilibrium that is maintained for a long time. A metastable state is when the system approaches equilibrium in a very slow manner.

And on the other hand the phase equilibrium as the name says is a state of equilibrium in which there are more than two phases coexisting.

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