Input interpretation
alkali metals | critical pressure
Summary
median | 16 MPa highest | 67 MPa (lithium) lowest | 9.4 MPa (cesium) distribution | | (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
francium
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 5 | cesium | | 0.14 | 1 4 | potassium | | 0.24 | 1.7 3 | rubidium | | 0.24 | 1.7 2 | sodium | | 0.5 | 3.7 1 | lithium | | 1 | 7
Critical pressure rankings
1 | cesium | 9.4 MPa 2 | rubidium | 16 MPa 3 | potassium | 16 MPa 4 | sodium | 35 MPa 5 | lithium | 67 MPa (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median critical pressure 16 MPa
0.016 GPa (gigapascals)
1.6×10^7 Pa (pascals)
1.6×10^7 N/m^2 (newtons per square meter)
1600 tf/m^2 (metric tons-force per square meter)
160 atm (atmospheres) (unit officially deprecated)
160 bars
0.16 kbar (kilobars)
1.6 km WC (kilometers of water column)
2300 psi (pounds-force per square inch)
330000 lbf/ft^2 (pounds-force per square foot)
Comparisons for median critical pressure 16 MPa
≈ 0.8 × pressure of a typical aluminum scuba tank ( ≈ 20 MPa )
≈ water pressure in the core of a nuclear reactor ( ≈ 1.6×10^7 Pa )
≈ (0.6 to 2.3) × nozzle pressure of a pressure washer ( 6.9×10^6 to 2.7×10^7 Pa )
Corresponding quantity
Depth of water d giving gauge pressure p_e from p_e = ρ_(H_2O)gh: | 1.6 km (kilometers) | 1 mile | 5353 feet | (assuming maximum water density ≈ 1000 kg/m^3)