Phase separation

Mixing of liquids A and B and subsequent phase separation

When mixed, oil and vinegar will phase-separate

A phase diagram for two isotopes of helium, showing at bottom a range of temperatures and ratios at which they will phase-separate.

Phase separation is the creation of two distinct phases from a single homogeneous mixture.[1] The most common type of phase separation is between two immiscible liquids such as oil and water. Colloids are formed by phase separation, though not all phase separation forms colloids - for example oil and water can form separated layers under gravity rather than remaining as microscopic droplets in suspension.

## See also

* Biomolecular condensate
* Colloid
* Phase diagram
* Spinodal decomposition
* Cahn–Hilliard equation

## References

1. ↑ "Phase separation". IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology (the "Gold Book") (2nd ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications. 1997. doi:10.1351/goldbook.P04534. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://goldbook.iupac.org/html/P/P04534.html.

## Further reading

* Khabibullaev, Pulat K.; Saidov, Abdulla (April 2013). Phase Separation in Soft Matter Physics: Micellar Solutions, Microemulsions, Critical Phenomena. Berlin Heidelberg: Springer. ISBN 978-3-662-09278-1.

* v
* t
* e

Chemical equilibria

Concepts|

* Acid dissociation constant
* Binding constant
* Binding selectivity
* Buffer solution
* Chemical equilibrium
* Chemical stability
* Chelation
* Determination of equilibrium constants
* Dissociation constant
* Distribution coefficient
* Dynamic equilibrium
* Equilibrium chemistry
* Equilibrium constant
* Equilibrium unfolding
* Equilibrium stage
* Hammett acidity function
* Henry's law
* Liquid–liquid extraction
* Macrocycle effect
* Phase diagram
* Predominance diagram
* Phase rule
* Phase separation
* Reaction quotient
* Self-ionization of water
* Solubility equilibrium
* Stability constants of complexes
* Thermodynamic equilibrium
* Thermodynamic activity
* Vapor–liquid equilibrium

* v
* t
* e

Solutions

Solution|

* Ideal solution
* Aqueous solution
* Solid solution
* Buffer solution
* Flory–Huggins
* Mixture
* Suspension
* Colloid
* Phase diagram
* Phase separation
* Eutectic point
* Alloy
* Saturation
* Supersaturation
* Serial dilution
* Dilution (equation)
* Apparent molar property
* Miscibility gap

Concentration
and related quantities|

* Molar concentration
* Mass concentration
* Number concentration
* Volume concentration
* Normality
* Molality
* Mole fraction
* Mass fraction
* Isotopic abundance
* Mixing ratio
* Ternary plot

Solubility|

* Solubility equilibrium
* Total dissolved solids
* Solvation
* Solvation shell
* Enthalpy of solution
* Lattice energy
* Raoult's law
* Henry's law
* Solubility table (data)
* Solubility chart

Solvent|

* (Category)
* Acid dissociation constant
* Protic solvent
* Inorganic nonaqueous solvent
* Solvation
* List of boiling and freezing information of solvents
* Partition coefficient
* Polarity
* Hydrophobe
* Hydrophile
* Lipophilic
* Amphiphile
* Lyonium ion
* Lyate ion

0.00

(0 votes)

Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phase separation. Read more

|

Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Chemistry:Phase_separation&oldid=240280"
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template