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The amount and relative concentration of admixed stages is seen to be a continuous function of the thermodynamic parameters. However, the transition between stage n and stage n+1 still exhibits a discontinuity which can be characterized as a gap in the allowed concentrations for stage admixing. The size of this gap decreases with increasing stage, i.e., the transition becomes more continuous.","abstract_html":"Experimental investigations, using x-ray diffraction techniques, have been made into the phenomenon of staging in graphite intercalation compounds. These studies have been performed in situ by means of a two-zone, high-temperature, x-ray furnace. The transition from stage 1 to stage 2 is found to be a two-phase process which does not require intermediate steps. For stage n, n (GREATERTHEQ) 2, stage mixing is shown to occur in thermodynamic equilibrium. The amount and relative concentration of admixed stages is seen to be a continuous function of the thermodynamic parameters. However, the transition between stage n and stage n+1 still exhibits a discontinuity which can be characterized as a gap in the allowed concentrations for stage admixing. 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