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Is there a pressure point at which the transformation cannot occur? (Obviously far beyond the realm of what a casket is going to contain)


Yes, for any substance and temperature, there are ranges of pressures where it's gas, liquid, or solid. Look up "phase transition diagram" to get a better idea. But it's basically going to be different for every substance and every mixture of substances, so it's probably hard to predict at what pressure the gases coming off a corpse are going to liquefy.




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