Input interpretation
period 5 elements | melting point
Summary
median | 869 °C highest | 2623 °C (molybdenum) lowest | -111.8 °C (xenon) distribution |
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(melting point in degrees Celsius)
Melting point rankings
1 | xenon | -111.8 °C 2 | rubidium | 39.31 °C 3 | iodine | 113.7 °C 4 | indium | 156.6 °C 5 | tin | 231.93 °C 6 | cadmium | 321.07 °C 7 | tellurium | 449.51 °C 8 | antimony | 630.63 °C 9 | strontium | 777 °C 10 | silver | 961.78 °C 11 | yttrium | 1526 °C 12 | palladium | 1554.9 °C 13 | zirconium | 1855 °C 14 | rhodium | 1964 °C 15 | technetium | 2157 °C 16 | ruthenium | 2334 °C 17 | niobium | 2477 °C 18 | molybdenum | 2623 °C
Unit conversions for median melting point 869 °C
1143 K (kelvins)
1597 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
2057 °R (degrees Rankine)
696 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
464 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 869 °C
430.6 °C below to 169.4 °C above typical temperature of magma (700 to 1300 °C)
27 °C below large log fire temperature (1170 K)
Blackbody information for median melting point 869 °C (degrees Celsius)
perceived color | peak wavelength | 2.54 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 67.2 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 9.8 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 96627 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 161 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | all | gas | solid melting point | median | 869 °C | highest | 2623 °C (molybdenum) | lowest | -111.8 °C (xenon) | distribution | boiling point | median | 2382 °C | highest | 4744 °C (niobium) | lowest | -108 °C (xenon) | distribution | critical temperature | median | 819 K | highest | 2093 K (rubidium) | lowest | 289.77 K (xenon) | distribution | critical pressure | median | 11.7 MPa | highest | 16 MPa (rubidium) | lowest | 5.841 MPa (xenon) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 14 kJ/mol | highest | 36 kJ/mol (molybdenum) | lowest | 2.19 kJ/mol (rubidium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 272 kJ/mol | highest | 690 kJ/mol (niobium) | lowest | 12.64 kJ/mol (xenon) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 239 J/(kg K) | highest | 429 J/(kg K) (iodine) | lowest | 63 J/(kg K) (technetium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)