A-2  Tables in SI Units


  Atomic or Molecular Weights and Critical Properties of Selected Elements
TAB L E A-1
and Compounds
Table A-1

Chemical M Tc pc pcvc
Substance Formula (kg/kmol) (K) (bar) Zc =
RTc
Acetylene C2H2  26.04 309  62.8 0.274
Air (equivalent) —  28.97 133  37.7 0.284
Ammonia NH3  17.03 406 112.8 0.242
Argon Ar  39.94 151  48.6 0.290
Benzene C6H6  78.11 563  49.3 0.274
Butane C4H10  58.12 425  38.0 0.274
Carbon C  12.01 — — —
Carbon dioxide CO2  44.01 304  73.9 0.276
Carbon monoxide CO  28.01 133  35.0 0.294
Copper Cu  63.54 — — —
Ethane C2H6  30.07 305  48.8 0.285
Ethanol C2H5OH  46.07 516  63.8 0.249
Ethylene C2H4  28.05 283  51.2 0.270
Helium He   4.003   5.2   2.3 0.300
Hydrogen H2   2.016  33.2  13.0 0.304
Methane CH4  16.04 191  46.4 0.290
Methanol CH3OH  32.04 513  79.5 0.220
Nitrogen N2  28.01 126  33.9 0.291
Octane C8H18 114.22 569  24.9 0.258
Oxygen O2  32.00 154  50.5 0.290
Propane C3H8  44.09 370  42.7 0.276
Propylene C3H6  42.08 365  46.2 0.276
Refrigerant 12 CCl2F2 120.92 385  41.2 0.278
Refrigerant 22 CHClF2  86.48 369  49.8 0.267
Refrigerant 134a CF3CH2F 102.03 374  40.7 0.260
Sulfur dioxide SO2  64.06 431  78.7 0.268
Water H2O  18.02 647.3 220.9 0.233

Sources: Adapted from International Critical Tables and L. C. Nelson and E. F. Obert, Generalized C
­ ompressibility
Charts, Chem. Eng., 61: 203 (1954).
Sources for Tables A-2 through A-18.
Tables A-2 through A-6 are extracted from J. H. Keenan, F. G. Keyes, P. G. Hill, and J. G. Moore, Steam Tables, Wiley,
New York, 1969.
Tables A-7 through A-9 are calculated based on equations from A. Kamei and S. W. Beyerlein, “A Fundamental
Equation for ­Chlorodifluoromethane (R-22),” Fluid Phase Equilibria, Vol. 80, No. 11, 1992, pp. 71–86.
Tables A-10 through A-12 are calculated based on equations from D. P. Wilson and R. S. Basu, “Thermodynamic
Properties of a New Stratospherically Safe Working Fluid — Refrigerant 134a,” ASHRAE Trans., Vol. 94, Pt. 2, 1988,
pp. 2095–2118.
Tables A-13 through A-15 are calculated based on equations from L. Haar and J. S. Gallagher, “Thermodynamic
Properties of Ammonia,” J. Phys. Chem. Reference Data, Vol. 7, 1978, pp. 635–792.
Tables A-16 through A-18 are calculated based on B. A. Younglove and J. F. Ely, “Thermophysical Properties of
Fluids. II. Methane, Ethane, Propane, Isobutane and Normal Butane,” J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 16, No. 4, 1987,
pp. 577–598.
 A-50  Tables in English Units


  Atomic or Molecular Weights and Critical Properties of Some Selected
TAB L E A-1E
Elements and Compounds
Chemical M Tc pc pcυ c
Zc =
Substance Formula (lb/lbmol) (°R) (atm) RTc
Acetylene C2H2  26.04 556  62 0.274
Table A-1E

Air (equivalent) —  28.97 239  37.2 0.284

Ammonia NH3  17.03 730 111.3 0.242
Argon Ar  39.94 272  47.97 0.290
Benzene C6H6  78.11 1013  48.7 0.274
Butane C4H10  58.12 765  37.5 0.274
Carbon C  12.01 — — —
Carbon dioxide CO2  44.01 548  72.9 0.276
Carbon monoxide CO  28.01 239  34.5 0.294
Copper Cu  63.54 — — —
Ethane C2H6  30.07 549  48.2 0.285
Ethanol C2H5OH  46.07 929  63.0 0.249
Ethylene C2H4  28.05 510  50.5 0.270
Helium He   4.003 9.33   2.26 0.300
Hydrogen H2   2.016 59.8  12.8 0.304
Methane CH4  16.04 344  45.8 0.290
Methanol CH3OH  32.04 924  78.5 0.220
Nitrogen N2  28.01 227  33.5 0.291
Octane C8H18 114.22 1025  24.6 0.258
Oxygen O2  32.00 278  49.8 0.290
Propane C3H8  44.09 666  42.1 0.276
Propylene C3H6  42.08 657  45.6 0.276
Refrigerant 12 CCl2F2 120.92 693  40.6 0.278
Refrigerant 22 CHClF2  86.48 665  49.1 0.267
Refrigerant 134a CF3CH2F 102.03 673  40.2 0.260
Sulfur dioxide SO2  64.06 775  77.7 0.268
Water H2O  18.02 1165 218.0 0.233

Sources: Adapted from International Critical Tables and L. C. Nelson and E. F. Obert, Generalized Compressibility Charts,
Chem. Eng., 617: 203 (1954).