This table lists the liquid density at the melting point, ρm, for elements that are solid at room temperature, as well as for some representative salts of these elements. Densities at higher temperatures (up to the tmax given in the last column) may be estimated from the equation
ρ(t) = ρm – k(t – tm)
where tm is the melting point and k is the derivative of density with respect to temperature. If a value of tmax is not given, the equation should not be used to extrapolate more than about 20 °C beyond the melting point. Column definitions for the table are as follows.
Column heading | Definition |
Name | Name of molten element or molten salt |
Mol. form. | Molecular formula |
tmp | Melting point, in °C |
ρmp | Liquid density at the melting point, in units of g cm-3 |
k | Extrapolation factor (derivative of density with respect to temperature), in units of g cm-3 °C-1 |
tmax | Maximum temperature for validity of extrapolation equation, in °C |
Data for the elements were selected from the primary literature. The molten salt data were derived from Ref. 1.
Name | Mol. form. | CAS Reg. No. | Mol. wt. | tmp/ºC | ρmp/g cm-3 | k/g cm-3 ºC-1 | tmax/ ºC |
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Aluminum | Al | 7429-90-5 | 26.982 | 660.323 | 2.377 | 0.000311 | 917 |
Aluminum bromide | AlBr3 | 7727-15-3 | 266.694 | 97.5 | 2.647 | 0.002435 | 267 |
Aluminum chloride | AlCl3 | 7446-70-0 | 133.341 | 192.6 | 1.302 | 0.002711 | 296 |
Aluminum iodide | AlI3 | 7784-23-8 | 407.695 | 188.28 | 3.223 | 0.0025 | 240 |
Antimony (gray) | Sb | 7440-36-0 | 121.760 | 630.628 | 6.53 | 0.00067 | 745 |
Antimony(III) chloride | SbCl3 | 10025-91-9 | 228.119 | 73.4 | 2.681 | 0.002293 | 77 |
Antimony(III) iodide | SbI3 | 7790-44-5 | 502.473 | 171 | 4.171 | 0.002483 | 322 |
Antimony(V) chloride | SbCl5 | 7647-18-9 | 299.025 | 4 | 2.37 | 0.001869 | 77 |
Arsenic (gray) | As | 7440-38-2 | 74.922 | 817 | 5.22 | 0.000544 | |
Barium | Ba | 7440-39-3 | 137.327 | 727 | 3.338 | 0.000299 | 1550 |
Barium bromide | BaBr2 | 10553-31-8 | 297.135 | 857 | 3.991 | 0.000924 | 900 |
Barium chloride | BaCl2 | 10361-37-2 | 208.233 | 961 | 3.174 | 0.000681 | 1081 |
Barium fluoride | BaF2 | 7787-32-8 | 175.324 | 1368 | 4.14 | 0.000999 | 1727 |
Barium iodide | BaI2 | 13718-50-8 | 391.136 | 711 | 4.26 | 0.000977 | 975 |
Beryllium | Be | 7440-41-7 | 9.012 | 1287 | 1.690 | 0.00011 | |
Beryllium chloride | BeCl2 | 7787-47-5 | 79.918 | 415 | 1.54 | 0.0011 | 473 |
Beryllium fluoride | BeF2 | 7787-49-7 | 47.009 | 552 | 1.96 | 0.000015 | 850 |
Bismuth | Bi | 7440-69-9 | 208.980 | 271.402 | 10.05 | 0.00135 | 800 |
Bismuth tribromide | BiBr3 | 7787-58-8 | 448.692 | 219 | 4.76 | 0.002637 | 927 |