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Earth and Space Sciences · Glossary

What is Univariant reaction?

Definition 10.3 University Earth and Space Sciences — Year 2 · Chapter 10 — Metamorphic Reactions and Facies

A reaction among phases of fixed composition is univariant when its equilibrium condition ΔrG(T,P)=0\Delta_r G(T, P) = 0 leaves one variable free: the equilibrium is a line in the pressure–temperature plane, which separates the field of the reactants from that of the products.

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