Input interpretation
phosphorus | boiling point
Result
280.5 °C (degrees Celsius) (value given for yellow phosphorus form)
Unit conversions
553.6 K (kelvins)
536.9 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
996.6 °R (degrees Rankine)
224.4 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
154.8 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparisons as temperature
47 °C below melting point of lead (327.46 °C)
47.7 °C above autoignition temperature of book paper in Ray Bradbury's famous novel (451 °F)
(30 to 60) °C above autoignition temperature of paper (218 to 246 °C)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 48 meV (millielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 5328 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 9.7×10^-8 lx (lux)
Nearest corresponding gas marks
| temperature | usage gas mark 10 | 270 °C | United Kingdom thermostat 9 | 270 °C | France (actual measurements may vary)