##  [Phase Separation](/index.php/phase-separation) 

  ##  [Phase Separation](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/phase-separation-0) 

  

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Definition

A set of physical operations or spontaneous reorganizations by which a mixture of components separates into two or more coexisting phases (e.g., immiscible liquid–liquid layers, vapor–liquid, solid–liquid precipitate) because of differences in density, solubility, volatility, interfacial tension or thermodynamic affinity.