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A historical information about the introduction of one of the main concepts in the theory of condensed phases, critical point, is given. The initial term, “absolute boiling temperature,” introduced by D.I. Mendeleev was formulated on the basis of deeper views on the nature of critical phenomena than later studies by T. Andrews, who suggested the term “critical temperature,” which became well established with time. Most interesting estimation of the studies by Andrews was given by D.I. Mendeleev. The concept of critical temperature and the investigations of D.I. Mendeleev were discussed.
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Original Russian Text © Yu.K. Tovbin, 2009, published in Zhurnal Fizicheskoi Khimii, 2009, Vol. 83, No. 10, pp. 1824–1828.
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Tovbin, Y.K. “Absolute boiling temperature” and “critical temperature”. Russ. J. Phys. Chem. 83, 1643–1646 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036024409100045
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