Appendix F: Triple Point of Selected Substances

Table F1: Triple Point of Selected Fluids

Substance

Temperature

K (°C)

Pressure

kPa (atm)

Acetylene

192.4 K (−80.7 °C)

120 kPa (1.2 atm)

Ammonia

195.40 K (−77.75 °C)

6.060 kPa (0.05981 atm)

Argon

83.8058 K (−189.3442 °C)

68.9 kPa (0.680 atm)

Butane

134.6 K (−138.6 °C)

7×10−4 kPa (6.9×10−6 atm)

Carbon dioxide

216.55 K (−56.60 °C)

517 kPa (5.10 atm)

Carbon monoxide

68.10 K (−205.05 °C)

15.37 kPa (0.1517 atm)

Ethane

89.89 K (−183.26 °C)

1.1×10−3 kPa (1.1×10−5 atm)

Ethanol

150 K (−123 °C)

4.3×10−7 kPa (4.2×10−9 atm)

Ethylene

104.0 K (−169.2 °C)

0.12 kPa (0.0012 atm)

Hexafluoroethane

173.08 K (−100.07 °C)

26.60 kPa (0.2625 atm)

Hydrogen

13.8033 K (−259.3467 °C)

7.04 kPa (0.0695 atm)

Hydrogen chloride

158.96 K (−114.19 °C)

13.9 kPa (0.137 atm)

Isobutane

113.55 K (−159.60 °C)

1.9481×10−5 kPa (1.9226×10−7 atm)

Krypton

115.76 K (−157.39 °C)

74.12 kPa (0.7315 atm)

Mercury

234.3156 K (−38.8344 °C)

1.65×10−7 kPa (1.63×10−9 atm)

Methane

90.68 K (−182.47 °C)

11.7 kPa (0.115 atm)

Neon

24.5561 K (−248.5939 °C)

43.332 kPa (0.42765 atm)

Nitric oxide

109.50 K (−163.65 °C)

21.92 kPa (0.2163 atm)

Nitrogen

63.18 K (−209.97 °C)

12.6 kPa (0.124 atm)

Nitrous oxide

182.34 K (−90.81 °C)

87.85 kPa (0.8670 atm)

Oxygen

54.3584 K (−218.7916 °C)

0.14625 kPa (0.0014434 atm)

Radon

202 K (−71 °C)

70 kPa (0.69 atm)

Water

273.16 K (0.01 °C)

0.611657 kPa (0.00603659 atm)

Xenon

161.3 K (−111.8 °C)

81.5 kPa (0.804 atm)

Source: Wikipedia contributors. (2021b, June 8). Triple point. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_point, (retrieved June 10, 2021).

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