Input interpretation
d-block elements | melting point
Summary
median | 1668 °C highest | 3422 °C (tungsten) lowest | -38.83 °C (mercury) distribution | | (based on 31 values; 9 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
rutherfordium | dubnium | seaborgium | bohrium | hassium | meitnerium | darmstadtium | roentgenium | copernicium (total: 9)
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Distribution plots
(melting point in degrees Celsius)
Melting point rankings
1 | mercury | -38.83 °C 2 | cadmium | 321.07 °C 3 | zinc | 419.53 °C 4 | silver | 961.78 °C 5 | gold | 1064.18 °C 6 | copper | 1084.62 °C 7 | manganese | 1246 °C 8 | nickel | 1455 °C 9 | cobalt | 1495 °C 10 | yttrium | 1526 °C ⋮ | | 22 | technetium | 2157 °C 23 | hafnium | 2233 °C 24 | ruthenium | 2334 °C 25 | iridium | 2466 °C 26 | niobium | 2477 °C 27 | molybdenum | 2623 °C 28 | tantalum | 3017 °C 29 | osmium | 3033 °C 30 | rhenium | 3186 °C 31 | tungsten | 3422 °C (based on 31 values; 9 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median melting point 1668 °C
1941 K (kelvins)
3034 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
3494 °R (degrees Rankine)
1334 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
883.2 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 1668 °C
≈ melting point of titanium (1668 °C)
70 °C above temperature of a Bunsen burner flame (1870 K)
130 °C above melting point of iron (1538 °C)
Blackbody information for median melting point 1668 °C (degrees Celsius)
perceived color | peak wavelength | 1.493 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 114.1 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 17 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 805097 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 1.001×10^6 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | all | liquid | solid melting point | median | 1668 °C | highest | 3422 °C (tungsten) | lowest | -38.83 °C (mercury) | distribution | boiling point | median | 3374 °C | highest | 5596 °C (rhenium) | lowest | 356.73 °C (mercury) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 20 kJ/mol | highest | 36 kJ/mol (molybdenum and tantalum) | lowest | 2.29 kJ/mol (mercury) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 420 kJ/mol | highest | 800 kJ/mol (tungsten) | lowest | 59.2 kJ/mol (mercury) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 240 J/(kg K) | highest | 567 J/(kg K) (scandium) | lowest | 63 J/(kg K) (technetium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)