Input interpretation
platinum metals | melting point
Summary
median | 2149 °C highest | 3033 °C (osmium) lowest | 1554.9 °C (palladium) distribution |
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Melting point rankings
1 | palladium | 1554.9 °C 2 | platinum | 1768.3 °C 3 | rhodium | 1964 °C 4 | ruthenium | 2334 °C 5 | iridium | 2466 °C 6 | osmium | 3033 °C
Unit conversions for median melting point 2149 °C
2422 K (kelvins)
3900 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
4360 °R (degrees Rankine)
1719 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
1136 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 2149 °C
100 °C above temperature of a hydrogen flame (2320 K)
Blackbody information for median melting point 2149 °C (degrees Celsius)
perceived color | peak wavelength | 1.196 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 142.4 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 21 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 1.952×10^6 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 1.28×10^7 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 2149 °C | highest | 3033 °C (osmium) | lowest | 1554.9 °C (palladium) | distribution | boiling point | median | 3988 °C | highest | 5012 °C (osmium) | lowest | 2963 °C (palladium) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 23.7 kJ/mol | highest | 31 kJ/mol (osmium) | lowest | 16.7 kJ/mol (palladium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 527 kJ/mol | highest | 630 kJ/mol (osmium) | lowest | 380 kJ/mol (palladium) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 186 J/(kg K) | highest | 240 J/(kg K) (rhodium and palladium) | lowest | 130 J/(kg K) (osmium) (properties at standard conditions)