Sketch the solid-liquid phase diagram of 2,6-xylenol and tert-butanol. Pure tert-butanol has a melting point of 297 K and pure t-butanol has a melting point of 318 K. The lowest melting point of the solid without changing composition is 252 K and occurs when the mole fraction of t-butanol is 0.75.

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Sketch the solid-liquid phase diagram of 2,6-xylenol and tert-butanol. Pure tert-butanol has a melting point of 297 K and pure t-butanol has a melting point of 318 K. The lowest melting point of the solid without changing composition is 252 K and occurs when the mole fraction of t-butanol is 0.75.

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