
The Elements 1.5 Data 129
Table 2.1-21B(b) Elements of Group VIIIA (CAS notation), or Group 18 (new IUPAC notation). Mechanical properties
Element name Neon Argon Krypton Xenon Radon
Chemical symbol Ne Ar Kr Xe Rn
Atomic number Z 10 18 36 54 86
Units Remarks
Characterics Noble gas Noble gas Noble gas Noble gas Noble gas
Density , solid 1.736 (40 K) g/cm
3
Density ,gas 0.8994 × 10
−3
3.7493× 10
−3
5.8971× 10
−3
9.73× 10
−3
g/cm
3
At 273 K
Molar volume V
mol
13.97 29.68 37.09 50.5 cm
3
/mol
Viscosity η,gas 29.8 21 23.4 21.2 µPa s At 293 K
Sound velocity, gas 461 308 213 168 m/s At STP
Sound velocity, liquid 855 (85 K) m/s
Elastic modulus E 1.0 1.6 1.8 GPa Low temperature,
estimated values
Elastic compliance s
11
1020 (4.7K) 593 (80 K) 618 (115 K) 690 (160.5K) 1/TPa
Elastic compliance s
44
1000 (4.7K) 1073 (80 K) 744 (115 K) 708 (160.5K) 1/TPa
Elastic compliance s
12
−370 (4.7K) −205 (80 K) −226 (115 K) −271 (160.5K) 1/TPa
Elastic stiffness c
11
1.69 (4.7K) 2.77 (80 K) 2.85 (115 K) 2.93 (160.5K) GPa
Elastic stiffness c
44
1.00 (4.7K) 0.98 (80 K) 1.35 (115 K) 1.41 (160.5K) GPa
Elastic stiffness c
12
0.97 (4.7K) 1.37 (80 K) 1.60 (115 K) 1.89 (160.5K) GPa
Solubility in water α
W
0.010 0.0340 0.059 0.108 At 293 K, α
W
= vol(gas)/vol(water)
Table 2.1-21B(c) Elements of Group VIIIA (CAS notation), or Group 18 (new IUPAC notation). Thermal and thermodynamic properties
Element name Neon Argon Krypton Xenon Radon
Chemical symbol Ne Ar Kr Xe Rn
Atomic number Z 10 18 36 54 86
Units Remarks
State Ne gas Ar gas Kr gas Xe gas Rn gas
Thermal conductivity λ 49.3×10
−3
18.0×10
−3
9.49× 10
−3
5.1×10
−3
3.64× 10
−3
W/(mK)
Molar heat capacity c
p
20.786 20.87 20.786 20.744 20.786 J/(mol K) At 298.15 K
Standard entropy S
0
146.328 154.842 164.085 169.575 176.234 J/(mol K) At 298.15 K and 100 kPa
Enthalpy difference H
298
−H
0
6.1965 6.1965 6.1965 6.1970 6.1970 kJ/mol At 298.15 K
Melting temperature T
m
24.563 83.8 115.765 161.391 202 K
Transition α–liquid α–liquid α–liquid α–liquid
Enthalpy change ∆H
m
27.0 1.21 1.64 3.10 2.7 kJ/mol
Boiling temperature T
b
27.10 87.30 119.80 165.03 211 K
Enthalpy change ∆H
b
0.324 6.3 9.05 12.65 18.1 kJ/mol
Critical temperature T
c
44.0 150.75 209.4 289.74 K
Critical pressure p
c
2.75 4.86 5.50 5.840 MPa
Critical density
c
0.4835 0.307 0.9085 1.105 g/cm
3
Triple-point temperature T
tr
24.5 83.85 115.95 161.25 K
Triple-point pressure p
tr
43.3 68.75 73.19 81.6 kPa
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