Input interpretation
![alkaline earth metals | melting point](../image_source/a58deb154837b9043725fa7744c71c62.png)
alkaline earth metals | melting point
Summary
![median | 752 °C highest | 1287 °C (beryllium) lowest | 650 °C (magnesium) distribution |](../image_source/8da227c409fcc849ae33cbe78ff40a32.png)
median | 752 °C highest | 1287 °C (beryllium) lowest | 650 °C (magnesium) distribution |
Plot
![Plot](../image_source/f6704605f6ff10a0beb37124f225270b.png)
Plot
Melting point rankings
![1 | magnesium | 650 °C 2 | radium | 700 °C 3 | barium | 727 °C 4 | strontium | 777 °C 5 | calcium | 842 °C 6 | beryllium | 1287 °C](../image_source/e4650dbc97e5194d55bc0e1eaefe18a9.png)
1 | magnesium | 650 °C 2 | radium | 700 °C 3 | barium | 727 °C 4 | strontium | 777 °C 5 | calcium | 842 °C 6 | beryllium | 1287 °C
Unit conversions for median melting point 752 °C
![1025 K (kelvins)](../image_source/76d40d648d60eb4057d2404e59e30070.png)
1025 K (kelvins)
![1390 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)](../image_source/1074e9008387e9f1df184ecc2a8eeb98.png)
1390 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
![1850 °R (degrees Rankine)](../image_source/fe226ffc844e6aa5a1ebfbe7fe94c431.png)
1850 °R (degrees Rankine)
![602 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)](../image_source/65abfd32eda5efac78126aefc29516dc.png)
602 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
![402 °Rø (degrees Rømer)](../image_source/12034f0d17f8e7e888f97445c96c4fa1.png)
402 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 752 °C
![548 °C below to 52 °C above typical temperature of magma (700 to 1300 °C)](../image_source/f06cbfa9d35bf798c27c7d42548a4d89.png)
548 °C below to 52 °C above typical temperature of magma (700 to 1300 °C)
![140 °C below large log fire temperature (1170 K)](../image_source/b553ea249ed3cd3ec0f940f757a72f96.png)
140 °C below large log fire temperature (1170 K)
![92 °C above melting point of aluminum (660.32 °C)](../image_source/00d09fe2cd109458a29586e5ee02d7e7.png)
92 °C above melting point of aluminum (660.32 °C)
Blackbody information for median melting point 752 °C (degrees Celsius)
![perceived color | peak wavelength | 2.83 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 60.3 THz (terahertz)](../image_source/9ffc9655e6312123b7941a7d848f2650.png)
perceived color | peak wavelength | 2.83 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 60.3 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
![Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 88 meV (millielectronvolts)](../image_source/4d70844173672540962bbab1fd2ad24f.png)
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 88 meV (millielectronvolts)
![Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 62627 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)](../image_source/bcfadbc4e237ef8678433566976be822.png)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 62627 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
![Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 15 lx (lux)](../image_source/e4172340d5ac45598dccec48ae3272a4.png)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 15 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
![phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 752 °C | highest | 1287 °C (beryllium) | lowest | 650 °C (magnesium) | distribution | boiling point | median | 1611 °C | highest | 2470 °C (beryllium) | lowest | 1090 °C (magnesium) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 8 kJ/mol | highest | 8.7 kJ/mol (magnesium) | lowest | 7.95 kJ/mol (beryllium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 139 kJ/mol | highest | 297 kJ/mol (beryllium) | lowest | 125 kJ/mol (radium) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 465 J/(kg K) | highest | 1820 J/(kg K) (beryllium) | lowest | 92 J/(kg K) (radium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)](../image_source/77fff35bb81edd2d85e5c09280a2129b.png)
phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 752 °C | highest | 1287 °C (beryllium) | lowest | 650 °C (magnesium) | distribution | boiling point | median | 1611 °C | highest | 2470 °C (beryllium) | lowest | 1090 °C (magnesium) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 8 kJ/mol | highest | 8.7 kJ/mol (magnesium) | lowest | 7.95 kJ/mol (beryllium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 139 kJ/mol | highest | 297 kJ/mol (beryllium) | lowest | 125 kJ/mol (radium) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 465 J/(kg K) | highest | 1820 J/(kg K) (beryllium) | lowest | 92 J/(kg K) (radium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)