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The critical temperature of a refrigerant is the point at which it changes states. In a refrigeration scenario, this happens 2 times per cycle. The refrigerant is a liquid on the high pressure side, and below its critical temp. On the low pressure side it becomes a vapor (gas) and its above its crictal temp.

So the answer is both, depending on what side of the system you are on.

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