How can the phase diagram of water be physically represented without air?

Subject: How can the phase diagram of water be physically represented without air?

Date: Thu May 14 10:53:12 1998
Posted by Judy Bissonnette
Grade level: 10-12
School: Mainland High School
City: Daytona State/Province: Florida
Country: USA
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 895161192.Ch

Message:


If no air is present in a closed system how can the pressure be altered?  What 
would the triple point of water truly look like?  The pressure would need to be 
around .006 atm, and temperature at 0 degrees Celsius.  A very insightful 11th 
grader asked this question.  Thank you for your response.

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