Your classmate reasons that since you can have a cup of water with ice present at room  temperature and at sea level, the phase diagram of H2O is incorrect. What is incorrect with  their reasoning?

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Your classmate reasons that since you can have a cup of water with ice present at room 
temperature and at sea level, the phase diagram of H2O is incorrect. What is incorrect with 
their reasoning?

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