CHAPTER VII

SOLUTIONS OF SOLIDS IN LIQUIDS, ONLY ONE OF THE COMPONENTS BEING VOLATILE 106

General, 106. The saturated solution, 108. Form of the solubility curve, 108. A. ANHYDROUS SALT AND WATER. {xiii} The solubility curve, 111. Suspended transformation and supersaturation, 113. Solubility curve at higher temperatures, 114. (1) _Complete miscibility of the fused components._ Ice as solid phase, 116. Cryohydrates, 117. Changes at the quadruple point, 119. Freezing mixtures, 120. (2) _Partial miscibility of the fused components._ Supersaturation, 124. Pressure-temperature diagram, 126. Vapour pressure of solid--solution--vapour, 126. Other univariant systems, 127. Bivariant systems, 129. Deliquescence, 130. Separation of salt on evaporation, 130. General summary, 131.