Refrigerant leaving the evaporator saturation point and heading to the compressor is in which state?

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Refrigerant leaving the evaporator saturation point and heading to the compressor is in which state?

In the evaporator, the refrigerant absorbs heat and changes from liquid to vapor at low pressure. When it leaves the evaporator at the saturation point, it is at the phase boundary between liquid and vapor, i.e., a saturated vapor. Heading to the compressor, it remains in the vapor state rather than being a liquid or a cooled liquid. So the correct state is vapor.

In the evaporator, the refrigerant absorbs heat and changes from liquid to vapor at low pressure. When it leaves the evaporator at the saturation point, it is at the phase boundary between liquid and vapor, i.e., a saturated vapor. Heading to the compressor, it remains in the vapor state rather than being a liquid or a cooled liquid. So the correct state is vapor.

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