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Technical data for Hydrogen
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Overview
Name
Hydrogen
Symbol
H
Atomic Number
1
Atomic Weight
1.008
Density
0.0899 g/l
[note]
Melting Point
-259.14 °C
Boiling Point
-252.87 °C
Thermal properties
Phase
Gas
Melting Point
-259.14 °C
Boiling Point
-252.87 °C
Absolute Melting Point
14.01 K
Absolute Boiling Point
20.28 K
Critical Pressure
1.293 MPa (12.76 Atm)
Critical Temperature
32.97 K
Heat of Fusion
0.558 kJ/mol
Heat of Vaporization
0.452 kJ/mol
Specific Heat
14300 J/(kg K)
[note]
Adiabatic Index
7/5
Neel Point
N/A
Thermal Conductivity
0.1805 W/(m K)
Thermal Expansion
N/A
Bulk physical properties
Density
0.0899 g/l
[note]
Density (Liquid)
N/A
Molar Volume
0.01121
Brinell Hardness
N/A
Mohs Hardness
N/A
Vickers Hardness
N/A
Bulk Modulus
N/A
Shear Modulus
N/A
Young Modulus
N/A
Poisson Ratio
N/A
Refractive Index
1.000132
Speed of Sound
1270 m/s
Thermal Conductivity
0.1805 W/(m K)
Thermal Expansion
N/A
Reactivity
Valence
1
Electronegativity
2.2
ElectronAffinity
72.8 kJ/mol
Ionization Energies
1312 kJ/mol
Health and Safety
DOT Hazard Class
2.1
DOT Numbers
1966
RTECS Number
RTECSMW8900000
NFPA Label
Classifications
Alternate Names
None
Names of Allotropes
Dihydrogen
Block
s
Group
1
Period
1
Series
Nonmetal
Electron Configuration
1s
1
Color
Colorless
Discovery
1766 in The United Kingdom
Gas phase
Diatomic
CAS Number
CAS1333-74-0
CID Number
CID783
RTECS Number
RTECSMW8900000
Electrical properties
Electrical Type
N/A
Electrical Conductivity
N/A
Resistivity
N/A
Superconducting Point
N/A
Magnetic properties
Magnetic Type
Diamagnetic
Curie Point
N/A
Mass Magnetic Susceptibility
-2.48×10
-8
m
3
/Kg
Molar Magnetic Susceptibility
-4.999×10
-11
m
3
/mol
Volume Magnetic Susceptibility
-2.23×10
-9
Abundances
% in Universe
75%
% in Sun
75%
% in Meteorites
2.4%
% in Earth's Crust
0.15%
% in Oceans
11%
% in Humans
10%
Atomic dimensions and structure
Atomic Radius
53 pm
Covalent Radius
31 pm
Van der Waals Radius
120 pm
Crystal Structure
Simple Hexagonal
Lattice Angles
π/2, π/2, 2 π/3
Lattice Constants
470, 470, 340 pm
Space Group Name
P6
3
/mmc
Space Group Number
194
Nuclear Properties
Half-Life
Stable
Lifetime
Stable
Decay Mode
N/A
Quantum Numbers
2
S
1/2
Neutron Cross Section
0.332
Neutron Mass Absorption
0.011
Known Isotopes
1
H
,
2
H
,
3
H
,
4
H
,
5
H
,
6
H
,
7
H
Stable Isotopes
1
H
,
2
H
Isotopic Abundances
1
H
99.9885%
2
H
0.0115%
Notes on the properties of Hydrogen:
Density:
Density given for H at 0° Celsius. 2
Specific Heat:
Value given for gas phase of H . 2
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