Boiling and Freezing Point Properties of Selected Substances

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Boiling and Freezing Point Properties of Selected Substances

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Boiling and freezing point properties of selected substances

Substance	Boiling Data at l atm		Freezing Data		Liquid Properties
Substance	Normal Boiling Point, °C	Latent Heat of Vaporization h_fg, kJ/kg	Freezing Point, °C	Latent Heat of Fusion h_if, kJ/kg	Temp. °C	Density r, kg/m³	Specific Heat c_c, kJ/kg·K
Ammonia	-33.3	1357	-77.7	322.4	-33.3	682	4.43
					-20	665	4.52
					0	639	4.60
					25	602	4.80
Argon	-185.9	161.6	-189.3	28	-185.6	1394	1.14
Benzene	80.2	394	5.5	126	20	879	1.72
Brine (20% sodium
chloride by mass)	103.9	—	-17.4	—	20	1150	3.11
n-Butane	-0.5	385.2	-138.5	80.3	-0.5	601	2.31
Carbon dioxide	-78.4*	230.5 (at 0-C)	-56.6		0	298	0.59
Ethanol	78.2	838.3	-114.2	109	25	783	2.46
Ethyl alcohol	78.6	855	-156	108	20	789	2.84
Ethylene glycol	198.1	800.1	-10.8	181.1	20	1109	2.84
Glycerine	179.9	974	18.9	200.6	20	1261	2.32
Helium	-268.9	22.8	—	—	-268.9	146.2	22.8
Hydrogen	-252.8	445.7	-259.2	59.5	-252.8	70.7	10.0
Isobutane	-11.7	367.1	-160	105.7	-11.7	593.8	2.28
Kerosene	204–293	251	-24.9	—	20	820	2.00
Mercury	356.7	294.7	-38.9	11.4	25	13,560	0.139
Methane	-161.5	510.4	-182.2	58.4	-161.5	423	3.49
					-100	301	5.79
Methanol	64.5	1100	-97.7	99.2	25	787	2.55
Nitrogen	-195.8	198.6	-210	25.3	-195.8	809	2.06
					-160	596	2.97
Octane	124.8	306.3	-57.5	180.7	20	703	2.10
Oil (light)					25	910	1.80
Oxygen	-183	212.7	-218.8	13.7	-183	1141	1.71
Petroleum	—	230–384			20	640	2.0
Propane	-42.1	427.8	-187.7	80.0	-42.1	581	2.25
					0	529	2.53
					50	449	3.13
Refrigerant-134a	-26.1	216.8	-96.6	—	-50	1443	1.23
					-26.1	1374	1.27
					0	1295	1.34
					25	1207	1.43
Water	100	2257	0.0	333.7	0	1000	4.22
					25	997	4.18
					50	988	4.18
					75	975	4.19
					100	958	4.22

* Sublimation temperature. (At pressures below the triple-point pressure of 518kPa, carbon dioxide exists as a solid or gas. Also, the freezing-point temperature of carbon dioxide is the triple-point temperature of -56.5°C.)