Input interpretation
greenhouse gases | critical pressure
Summary
median | 4.123 MPa highest | 22.064 MPa (water) lowest | 1.868 MPa (perfluorohexane) distribution | | (based on 19 values; 2 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
trichlorofluoromethane | 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3-hexafluoropropane (total: 2)
Distribution plots
(critical pressure in megapascals)
Critical pressure rankings
1 | perfluorohexane | 1.868 MPa 2 | perfluorobutane | 2.56 MPa 3 | 1, 2-dibromotetrafluoroethane | 3.393 MPa 4 | pentafluoroethane | 3.63 MPa 5 | 1, 1, 1, 3, 3-pentafluoropropane | 3.64 MPa 6 | 2, 2-dichloro-1, 1, 1-trifluoroethane | 3.67 MPa 7 | tetrafluoromethane | 3.74 MPa 8 | 1, 1, 1-trifluoroethane | 3.764 MPa 9 | bromotrifluoromethane | 3.97 MPa 10 | 1-chloro-1, 1-difluoroethane | 4.123 MPa 11 | dichlorodifluoromethane | 4.136 MPa 12 | 1, 1, 1-trichloroethane | 4.495 MPa 13 | carbon tetrachloride | 4.56 MPa 14 | methane | 4.599 MPa 15 | methylene chloride | 6.079 MPa 16 | methyl chloride | 6.68 MPa 17 | nitrous oxide | 7.27 MPa 18 | carbon dioxide | 7.39 MPa 19 | water | 22.064 MPa (based on 19 values; 2 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median critical pressure 4.123 MPa
4.123×10^6 Pa (pascals)
4.123×10^6 N/m^2 (newtons per square meter)
420.4 tf/m^2 (metric tons-force per square meter)
40.69 atm (atmospheres) (unit officially deprecated)
41.23 bars
412.3 dbar (decibars)
0.04123 kbar (kilobars)
420.4 m WC (meters of water column)
0.4204 km WC (kilometers of water column)
598 psi (pounds-force per square inch)
86110 lbf/ft^2 (pounds-force per square foot)
Comparisons for median critical pressure 4.123 MPa
≈ 0.41 × pressure exerted by a 45 kg woman wearing stiletto heels ( ≈ 1×10^7 Pa )
≈ 0.5 × atmospheric pressure on the surface of Venus ( ≈ 9 MPa )
≈ (0.2 to 2) × typical pressure range in a light water nuclear reactor ( 2 to 17 MPa )
Corresponding quantity
Depth of water d giving gauge pressure p_e from p_e = ρ_(H_2O)gh: | 420 meters | 0.26 miles | 1379 feet | (assuming maximum water density ≈ 1000 kg/m^3)