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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Figure 1. Schematic phase diagram of water; the axes are not to scale. The boundary line dividing liquid water and steam stops at a critical point, allowing them to merge continuously into a single phase. In contrast, ice possesses a different crystalline symmetry, meaning its boundary can never simply end.

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