Input interpretation
period 2 elements | thermal expansion
Summary
median | 9.2×10^-6 K^(-1) highest | 4.6×10^-5 K^(-1) (lithium) lowest | 6×10^-6 K^(-1) (boron) distribution | | (based on 4 values; 4 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
nitrogen | oxygen | fluorine | neon (total: 4)
Ranked values
| | visual | ratios | 4 | boron | | 0.1 | 1 3 | carbon | | 0.15 | 1 2 | beryllium | | 0.25 | 2 1 | lithium | | 1 | 8
Thermal expansion rankings
1 | boron | 6×10^-6 K^(-1) 2 | carbon | 7.1×10^-6 K^(-1) 3 | beryllium | 1.13×10^-5 K^(-1) 4 | lithium | 4.6×10^-5 K^(-1) (based on 4 values; 4 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median thermal expansion 9.2×10^-6 K^(-1)
9.2×10^-6 °C^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Celsius difference)
5.1×10^-6 °F^(-1) (reciprocal degrees Fahrenheit difference)
Comparisons for median thermal expansion 9.2×10^-6 K^(-1)
≈ 0.65 × gold linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 1.4×10^-5 K^(-1) )
≈ 0.78 × iron linear thermal expansion coefficient ( ≈ 1.2×10^-5 K^(-1) )
≈ linear thermal expansion coefficient of graphite (parallel to graphite planes) ( ≈ 7×10^-6 K^(-1) )