Volatility (chemistry) Volatility (chemistry) In chemistry and physics, volatility is quantified by the tendency of a substance to vaporize. Volatility is directly related to a substance's vapor pressure. At a given temperature, a substance with higher vapor pressure vaporizes more readily than a substance with a lower vapor pressure. The term is primarily written to be applied to liquids; however, it may be used to describe the process of sublimation which is associated with solid substances, such as dry ice (solid carbon dioxide) and osmium tetroxide (OsO), which can change directly from the solid state to a vapor, without becoming liquid. The
A Woman of Substance (miniseries) Series, and Deborah Kerr was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Special. Barbara Taylor-Bradford's sequel, "Hold the Dream", was produced as an eponymous miniseries in 1986, again starring Deborah Kerr and Jenny Seagrove, though Seagrove now played the role of Paula. A second sequel, "To Be the Best", was adapted in 1992 and starred Lindsay Wagner as Paula. A Woman of Substance (miniseries) A Woman of Substance is a British-American three-part television drama miniseries, produced in 1984. It is based on the 1979 novel "A Woman of Substance" by the author Barbara Taylor Bradford. In 1970,