Liquids and Gases - Boiling Points
The boiling point of a substance is the temperature at which it changes state from liquid to gas throughout the bulk of the liquid. At the boiling point molecules anywhere in the liquid may be vaporized.
The boiling point is defined as the temperature at which the saturated vapor pressure of a liquid is equal to the surrounding atmospheric pressure.
The boiling point at atmospheric pressure (14.7 psia, 1 bar absolute) for some common fluids and gases can be found from the table below:
| Product | Boiling Point at Atmospheric Pressure (oC) |
|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde CH3CHO | 20.8 |
| Acetic acid anhydride (CH3COO)2O | 139 |
| Acetone CH3COCH3 | 56.08 |
| Acentonitrile | 81.6 |
| Acetylene | -84 |
| Acrolein | 52.3 |
| Acrylonitrile | 77.2 |
| Alcohol - ethyl (grain, ethanol) C2H5OH | 79 |
| Alcohol - allyl | 97.2 |
| Alcohol - butyl-n | 117 |
| Alcohol - Isobutyl | 107.8 |
| Alcohol - methyl (methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood naphtha or wood spirits) CH3OH | 64.7 |
| Alcohol - propyl | 97.5 |
| Allylamine | 54 |
| Ammonia | -35.5 |
| Aniline | 184.1 |
| Anisole | 153.6 |
| Argon | -186 |
| Benzaldehyde | 178.7 |
| Benzene (Benzol) C6H6 | 80.4 |
| Benzonitrile | 191.1 |
| Brake Fluid Dot 3 (Dry - Wet boiling points) (Wet includes hygroscopic moisture) | 205 - 140 |
| Brake Fluid Dot 4 (Dry - Wet boiling points) | 230 - 155 |
| Brake Fluid Dot 5 (Dry - Wet boiling points) | 260 - 180 |
| Brake Fluid Dot 5.1 (Dry - Wet boiling points) | 270 - 190 |
| Bromine | 58.8 |
| Bromobenzene | 156.0 |
| 1,2-Butadiene | 10.9 |
| n-Butane | -0.5 |
| 1-Butene | -6.25 |
| Butanal | 74.8 |
| 1-Butanol | 117.6 |
| 2-Butanon | 79.6 |
| Butyric acid n | 162.5 |
| Camphor | 204.0 |
| Carbolic acid (phenol) | 182.2 |
| Carbon Bisulfide | 47.8 |
| Carbon Dioxide CO2 (sublimates) | -78.5 |
| Carbon Disulfide CS2 | 46.2 |
| Carbon Monoxide | -192 |
| Carbon Tetrachloride (Tetrachloroethane) CCl4 | 76.7 |
| Chlorine | -34.4 |
| Chlorobenzene | 131.7 |
| Chloroform (Trichloromethane) | 62.2 |
| Cyclohexane | 80.7 |
| Cyclohexanone | 155.4 |
| Cyclopentane | 49.3 |
| n - Decane | 174 |
| Dichloromethane - see methylene chloride | |
| Diethyl ether | 34.4 |
| Dimethyl sulfate | 186 |
| Dimethyl sulfide | 37.3 |
| Diisopropyl ether | 68.4 |
| 2,2 - Dimethylpentane | 79.2 |
| 1,4-Dioxane | 101.2 |
| Dowtherm | 258 |
| Ethane | -88.78 |
| Ether | 34.6 |
| Glycerin | 290 |
| Ethane C2H6 | -88 |
| Ethanol | 78.24 |
| Ethylamine | 16.6 |
| Ethyl acetate CH3COOC2H3 | 77.2 |
| Ethylbenzene | 136 |
| Ethyl bromide C2H3Br | 38.4 |
| Ethylene | -103.7 |
| Ethylene bromide | 131.7 |
| Ethylene Glycol | 197 |
| 3 - Ethylpentane | 93.5 |
| Fluorine | -187 |
| Formaldehyde | -19.1 |
| Formic acid | 101.0 |
| Trichlorofluoromethane refrigerant R-11 | 23.8 |
| Dichlorodifluoromethane refrigerant R-12 | -29.8 |
| Chlorodifluoromethane refrigerant R-22 | -41.2 |
| 2,3 - Dimethylbutane | 58 |
| Diisobutyl | 109 |
| Furfurol | 161.5 |
| Fyrfuryl alcohol | 168 |
| Gasoline | 38 - 204 |
| Glycerine | 290 |
| Glycol | 197 |
| Helium | -269 |
| n-Heptane | 98.4 |
| n-Hexane | 68.7 |
| Hexylamine | 132 |
| Hydrogen | -253 |
| Hydrochloric Acid | -81.7 |
| Hydrofluoric Acid | 18.9 |
| Hydrogen Chloride | -81.7 |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | -60 |
| Iodine | 184.3 |
| Isopropyl Alchol | 80.3 |
| Isopropylbenzene hydroperoxide | 153 |
| Isobutane | -11.72 |
| Isobutene | -6.9 |
| Isooctane | 99.2 |
| Isopentane | 27.8 |
| Isoprene | 34.1 |
| Isopropylbenzene | 152 |
| Jet fuel | 163 |
| Kerosene (paraffin) | 150 - 300 |
| Linseed Oil | 287 |
| Mercury | 356.9 |
| Methane | -161.5 |
| Methanol (methyl alcohol, wood alcohol) | 64.5 |
| Methyl Acetate | 57.2 |
| Methyl Bromide | 3.3 |
| Metyl Chloride | -23.9 |
| Methylene Chloride(CH2Cl2, dichloromethane) | 39.8 |
| Methylamine | -6.4 |
| Methyl Ether (C2H6O) | -25 |
| Methylcyclohexane | 101 |
| Methylcyclopentane | 71.8 |
| Methyl iodide | 42.6 |
| 2 - Methylhexane | 90.1 |
| 3 - Methylhexane | 91.8 |
| 2 - Methylpentane | 60.3 |
| 3 - Methylpentane | 63.3 |
| Naphtha | 100 - 160 |
| Naphthalene (Napthaline) | 217.9 |
| Neohexane | 49.7 |
| Neopentane | 9.5 |
| Nitric Acid | 120 |
| Nitrobenzene | 210.9 |
| n - Nonane | 150.7 |
| Nitric Acid | 120 |
| Nitrogen | -196 |
| n - Octane | 125.6 |
| Olive oil | 300 |
| Oxygen | -183 |
| Paraldehyde | 124 |
| n - Pentane | 36 |
| 1 - Pentene | 30 |
| Peroxyacetic acid | 110 |
| Petrol | 95 |
| Petroleum | 210 |
| Petroleum ether | 35 - 60 |
| Phenol | 182 |
| Phosgene | 8.3 |
| Phosphoric Acid | 213 |
| Propanal | 48 |
| Propane | -42.04 |
| Propene | -47.72 |
| 2-Propanol | 82.2 |
| Propionic acid | 141 |
| Propylamine | 47.2 |
| Propylene | -47.7 |
| Propylene glycol | 187 |
| Saturated brine | 108 |
| Styrene | 145 |
| Sulphur | 444.6 |
| Sulfuric Acid | 330 |
| Sulfur dichloride | 59.6 |
| Sulfur Dioxide | -10 |
| Sulfuryl chloride | 69.4 |
| Tar | 300 |
| Toluene | 110.6 |
| Triptane | 80.9 |
| Triethanolamine | 350 |
| Turpentine | 160 |
| Water | 100 |
| Water, sea | 100.7 |
| o-Xylene | 144.4 |
| m-Xylene | 139.1 |
| p-Xylene | 138.3 |
- T(oF) = [T(oC)](9/5) + 32
- T(oC) = 5/9[T(oF) - 32]
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