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Why do superheating and supercooling occur?

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Supercooling and Superheating. "superheating". Generally speaking, a substance undergoes a "phase change" from liquid state to gaseous state when it is heated to its boiling point.
"Supercooling" is the process of chilling a liquid below its freezing point, without it becoming solid.
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