Input interpretation
period 3 elements | thermal expansion
Summary
median | 2.4×10^-5 K^(-1) highest | 7.1×10^-5 K^(-1) (sodium) lowest | 2.6×10^-6 K^(-1) (silicon) | (based on 4 values; 4 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
phosphorus | sulfur | chlorine | argon (total: 4)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 4 | silicon | | 0.037 | 1 3 | aluminum | | 0.33 | 8.9 2 | magnesium | | 0.35 | 10 1 | sodium | | 1 | 27
Thermal expansion rankings
1 | silicon | 2.6×10^-6 K^(-1) 2 | aluminum | 2.31×10^-5 K^(-1) 3 | magnesium | 2.5×10^-5 K^(-1) 4 | sodium | 7.1×10^-5 K^(-1) (based on 4 values; 4 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median thermal expansion 2.4×10^-5 K^(-1)
2.4×10^-5 °C^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Celsius difference)
1.3×10^-5 °F^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Fahrenheit difference)
Comparisons for median thermal expansion 2.4×10^-5 K^(-1)
≈ 0.83 × lead linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 2.9×10^-5 K^(-1) )
≈ 1.7 × gold linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 1.4×10^-5 K^(-1) )
≈ 2 × iron linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 1.2×10^-5 K^(-1) )