Input interpretation
semiconductors | melting point
Results
germanium | 938.3 °C (degrees Celsius) silicon | 1414 °C (degrees Celsius) tellurium | 449.51 °C (degrees Celsius)
semiconductors | melting point | 938.3 °C (degrees Celsius) (median)
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Unit conversions for median melting point 938.3 °C
1211 K (kelvins)
1721 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
2181 °R (degrees Rankine)
750.6 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
500.1 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 938.3 °C
361.7 °C below to 238.3 °C above typical temperature of magma (700 to 1300 °C)
40 °C above large log fire temperature (1170 K)
Blackbody information for median melting point 938.3 °C (degrees Celsius)
perceived color | peak wavelength | 2.392 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 71.22 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 10 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 122133 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 528 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
| germanium | silicon | tellurium phase at STP | solid | solid | solid melting point | 938.3 °C | 1414 °C | 449.51 °C boiling point | 2820 °C | 2900 °C | 988 °C molar heat of fusion | 31.8 kJ/mol | 50.2 kJ/mol | 17.5 kJ/mol molar heat of vaporization | 334 kJ/mol | 359 kJ/mol | 48 kJ/mol specific heat at STP | 321.4 J/(kg K) | 710 J/(kg K) | 201 J/(kg K) (properties at standard conditions)