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7.6: Appendix F - Triple Point of Selected Substances

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    Table F1: Triple Point of Selected Fluids

    Substance

    Temperature

    K (°C)

    Pressure

    kPa (atm)

    Acetylene 192.4 K (−80.7 °C) 120 kPa (1.2 atm)
    Ammonia 195.40 K (−77.75 °C) 6.060 kPa (0.05981 atm)
    Argon 83.8058 K (−189.3442 °C) 68.9 kPa (0.680 atm)
    Butane 134.6 K (−138.6 °C) 7×10−4 kPa (6.9×10−6 atm)
    Carbon dioxide 216.55 K (−56.60 °C) 517 kPa (5.10 atm)
    Carbon monoxide 68.10 K (−205.05 °C) 15.37 kPa (0.1517 atm)
    Ethane 89.89 K (−183.26 °C) 1.1×10−3 kPa (1.1×10−5 atm)
    Ethanol 150 K (−123 °C) 4.3×10−7 kPa (4.2×10−9 atm)
    Ethylene 104.0 K (−169.2 °C) 0.12 kPa (0.0012 atm)
    Hexafluoroethane 173.08 K (−100.07 °C) 26.60 kPa (0.2625 atm)
    Hydrogen 13.8033 K (−259.3467 °C) 7.04 kPa (0.0695 atm)
    Hydrogen chloride 158.96 K (−114.19 °C) 13.9 kPa (0.137 atm)
    Isobutane 113.55 K (−159.60 °C) 1.9481×10−5 kPa (1.9226×10−7 atm)
    Krypton 115.76 K (−157.39 °C) 74.12 kPa (0.7315 atm)
    Mercury 234.3156 K (−38.8344 °C) 1.65×10−7 kPa (1.63×10−9 atm)
    Methane 90.68 K (−182.47 °C) 11.7 kPa (0.115 atm)
    Neon 24.5561 K (−248.5939 °C) 43.332 kPa (0.42765 atm)
    Nitric oxide 109.50 K (−163.65 °C) 21.92 kPa (0.2163 atm)
    Nitrogen 63.18 K (−209.97 °C) 12.6 kPa (0.124 atm)
    Nitrous oxide 182.34 K (−90.81 °C) 87.85 kPa (0.8670 atm)
    Oxygen 54.3584 K (−218.7916 °C) 0.14625 kPa (0.0014434 atm)
    Radon 202 K (−71 °C) 70 kPa (0.69 atm)
    Water 273.16 K (0.01 °C) 0.611657 kPa (0.00603659 atm)
    Xenon 161.3 K (−111.8 °C) 81.5 kPa (0.804 atm)

    Source: Wikipedia contributors. (2021b, June 8). Triple point. Wikipedia. https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_point, (retrieved June 10, 2021).


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