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quality | A measure of the relative amounts of vapor and liquid exist in a two-phase system. The quality is defined as the ratio of the mass of vapor to the total mass of the system. Saturated vapor has a quality of one because all of the mass is in the vapor phase. Saturated liquid has a quality of zero because none of the mass in in the vapor phase. [dimensionless] | 2B3 , 4 | |
quasi-equilibrium | A process in which the system remains in equilibrium at all times. This type of process is also known as a quasi-static process, | 1D6, 4A14 - 17, 4E3 | |