Input interpretation
period 6 elements | melting point
Summary
median | 1068 °C highest | 3422 °C (tungsten) lowest | -71 °C (radon) distribution |
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Distribution plots
(melting point in degrees Celsius)
Melting point rankings
1 | radon | -71 °C 2 | mercury | -38.83 °C 3 | cesium | 28.44 °C 4 | polonium | 254 °C 5 | bismuth | 271.3 °C 6 | astatine | 302 °C 7 | thallium | 304 °C 8 | lead | 327.46 °C 9 | barium | 727 °C 10 | cerium | 798 °C ⋮ | | 23 | erbium | 1497 °C 24 | thulium | 1545 °C 25 | lutetium | 1663 °C 26 | platinum | 1768.3 °C 27 | hafnium | 2233 °C 28 | iridium | 2466 °C 29 | tantalum | 3017 °C 30 | osmium | 3033 °C 31 | rhenium | 3186 °C 32 | tungsten | 3422 °C
Unit conversions for median melting point 1068 °C
1341 K (kelvins)
1955 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
2414 °R (degrees Rankine)
854.5 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
568.2 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median melting point 1068 °C
231.9 °C below to 368.1 °C above typical temperature of magma (700 to 1300 °C)
170 °C above large log fire temperature (1170 K)
Blackbody information for median melting point 1068 °C (degrees Celsius)
perceived color | peak wavelength | 2.161 µm (micrometers) peak frequency | 78.85 THz (terahertz)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 12 ceV (centielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 183501 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 3597 lx (lux)
Thermodynamic properties
phase at STP | all | gas | liquid | solid melting point | median | 1068 °C | highest | 3422 °C (tungsten) | lowest | -71 °C (radon) | distribution | boiling point | median | 2868 °C | highest | 5596 °C (rhenium) | lowest | -61.7 °C (radon) | distribution | critical temperature | median | 1750 K | highest | 1938 K (cesium) | lowest | 377 K (radon) critical pressure | median | 9.4 MPa | highest | 172 MPa (mercury) | lowest | 6.28 MPa (radon) molar heat of fusion | median | 10 kJ/mol | highest | 36 kJ/mol (tantalum) | lowest | 2.09 kJ/mol (cesium) | distribution | molar heat of vaporization | median | 285 kJ/mol | highest | 800 kJ/mol (tungsten) | lowest | 17 kJ/mol (radon) | distribution | specific heat at STP | median | 154 J/(kg K) | highest | 242 J/(kg K) (cesium) | lowest | 93.65 J/(kg K) (radon) | distribution | Néel point | median | 90.5 K | highest | 230 K (terbium) | lowest | 12.5 K (cerium) | distribution | (properties at standard conditions)