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1 22.1 Characteristic temperatures

1.1 22.1.1 Units and calibration points

22.1/1 Calibration points of temperature scales

Substance

Point

Temperature

Formula

Name

T/K

ϑ/° C

4He

helium-4

λ-point

2.18

−270.97

4He

helium-4

boiling point

4.21

−268.94

p - H2

parahydrogen

triple point

13.81

−259.34

n -H2

hydrogen (normal)

triple point

13.97

−259.18

p - H2

parahydrogen

boiling point

20.27

−252.88

n -H2

hydrogen (normal)

boiling point

20.39

−252.76

Ne

neon

triple point

24.56

−248.59

Ne

neon

boiling point

27.07

−246.08

N2

nitrogen

phase transition

35.5

−237.65

O2

oxygen

phase transition

43.7

−229.79

O2

oxygen

triple point

54.36

−218.79

N2

nitrogen

triple point

63.14

−210.01

N2

nitrogen

boiling point

77.35

−195.80

O2

oxygen

boiling point

90.18

−182.97

C5H12

isopentane

melting point

113.5

−159.65

C7H14

methyl cyclohexane

melting point

146.85

−126.30

C4H10O

diethyl ether

melting point

156.85

−116.30

CS2

carbon disulphide

melting point

161.55

−111.60

1.2 22.1.2 Melting and boiling points

22.1/2...

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(2002). Tables on thermodynamics. In: Benenson, W., Harris, J.W., Stocker, H., Lutz, H. (eds) Handbook of Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21632-4_22

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