I have been studying phase diagrams of pure substances, and for a substance such as carbon dioxide for example, it's diagram looks something like this:
The horizontal lines in the liquid phase puzzle me. It seems if we shrink the specific volume by a certain amount, the pressure change is much much less. This doesnt seem to be what is observed in reality (liquids have a very high bulk moduli and are generally considered incompressible), which would require a large pressure change for a less change in specific volume. The solid phase has vertical lines, which seems to be true, but the liquid portion baffles me.
Can someone please help me understand what I'm missing here?
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