Input interpretation
interstellar molecules | critical temperature
Summary
median | 444 K highest | 660 K (glycine) lowest | 32.97 K (hydrogen) distribution | | (based on 38 values; 17 unavailable)
Entities with missing values
hydrofluoric acid | silane | silicon carbide | ketene | cyanamide | fulminic acid | silicon monoxide | formamide | sodium cyanide | sodium chloride | ... (total: 17)
Distribution plots
(critical temperature in kelvins)
Critical temperature rankings
1 | hydrogen | 32.97 K 2 | nitrogen | 126.21 K 3 | carbon monoxide | 133 K 4 | oxygen | 154.59 K 5 | nitric oxide | 180 K 6 | methane | 190 K 7 | ethylene | 280 K 8 | carbon dioxide | 304.12 K 9 | acetylene | 308 K 10 | nitrous oxide | 310 K ⋮ | | 29 | acrolein | 527 K 30 | hydroxyethylene | 530 K 31 | acrylonitrile | 540 K 32 | propionitrile | 545 K 33 | acetonitrile | 545.5 K 34 | benzene | 562 K 35 | formic acid | 588 K 36 | acetic acid | 594.7 K 37 | water | 647.14 K 38 | glycine | 660 K (based on 38 values; 17 unavailable)
Unit conversions for median critical temperature 444 K
170 °C (degrees Celsius)
339 °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
798 °R (degrees Rankine)
136 °Ré (degrees Réaumur)
97 °Rø (degrees Rømer)
Comparison for median critical temperature 444 K
62 K below autoignition temperature of book paper in Ray Bradbury's famous novel (451 °F)
(50 to 80) K below autoignition temperature of paper (218 to 246 °C)
43 K above hottest temperature of a Concorde nose tip (127 °C)
Corresponding quantities
Thermodynamic energy E from E = kT: | 38 meV (millielectronvolts)
Blackbody energy flux Φ from Φ = σT^4: | 2194 W/m^2 (watts per square meter)
Approximate luminous exitance from a planar blackbody radiator perpendicular to its surface: | 6.3×10^-12 lx (lux)
Nearest corresponding gas marks for median critical temperature 444 K (kelvins)
| temperature | usage gas mark 4 | 180 °C | United Kingdom thermostat 6 | 180 °C | France (actual measurements may vary)