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On the CO2 phase diagram, the marker is originally on the solid-vapor equilibrium line. As the pressure and temperature rise, the triple point is reached. Once all the solid has been converted to liquid, the pressure rises again. When the valve is opened, the point on the phase diagram drops back to the triple point. holds there as the liquid is converted to solid, and eventually drops back to atmospheric pressure.

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