for Some Select Substances
Standard melting points with corresponding heats of fusion and boiling points with corresponding heats of vaporization for substances at 1 atm.
Substance |
melting point Tmp °C |
heat of fusion ΔHfus (J/g) |
boiling point Tbp °C |
heat of vaporization ΔHvap (J/g) |
| acetone | –94.5 | 98.1 | 56.2 | 501 |
| aluminum | 660.3 | 397 | 2520 | 11400 |
| argon | –189.4 | 29.7 | –185.7 | 162.9 |
| benzene | 5.5 | 127.4 | 80.2 | 393.4 |
| copper | 1085 | 209 | 2562 | 5069 |
| ethanol | –114.4 | 108 | 78.4 | 837 |
| gold | 1064 | 63.7 | 3080 | 1697 |
| iron | 1538 | 247 | 2862 | 6340 |
| lead | 327.5 | 23.0 | 1749 | 871 |
| mercury | –38.9 | 11.4 | 356.7 | 295 |
| methane | –187.5 | 68.7 | –162.2 | 509 |
| methanol | –97.6 | 99.3 | 64.7 | 1100 |
| nitrogen | –209.9 | 25.5 | -195.8 | 217.7 |
| silicon | 1414 | 1787 | 3265 | 13634 |
| sodium | 97.8 | 113 | 883 | 4237 |
| water | 0 | 334 | 100 | 2260 |
source: NIST Chemistry WebBook (https://webbook.nist.gov)