Input interpretation
group 14 elements | melting point
Summary
median | 938.3 °C highest | 3550 °C (carbon) lowest | 231.93 °C (tin) distribution | | (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
Entity with missing value
flerovium
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Melting point rankings
1 | tin | 231.93 °C 2 | lead | 327.46 °C 3 | germanium | 938.3 °C 4 | silicon | 1414 °C 5 | carbon | 3550 °C (based on 5 values; 1 unavailable)
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
phase at STP | all | solid melting point | median | 938.3 °C | highest | 3550 °C (carbon) | lowest | 231.93 °C (tin) | distribution | boiling point | median | 2820 °C | highest | 4027 °C (carbon) | lowest | 1749 °C (lead) | distribution | molar heat of fusion | median | 31.8 kJ/mol | highest | 105 kJ/mol (carbon) | lowest | 4.77 kJ/mol (lead) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 334 kJ/mol | highest | 715 kJ/mol (carbon) | lowest | 178 kJ/mol (lead) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 321.4 J/(kg K) | highest | 710 J/(kg K) (carbon and silicon) | lowest | 127 J/(kg K) (lead) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)