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Critical temperature

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-002702

The temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied by pressure alone, however high the pressure. Above it the kinetic energy of the molecules is too high for intermolecular forces to hold them together as a liquid, so a dense supercritical fluid forms instead. For water the critical temperature is 373.95 °C, equal to 647.10 K.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-002702
FieldChemistry
SubjectAnalytical Chemistry
ReferencesPAC, 1990, 62, 2167. 'Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)' on page 2183 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199062112167); PAC, 1993, 65, 2397. 'Nomenclature for supercritical fluid chromatography and extraction (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2399 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365112397)
Record as JSON 
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  "definition": "The temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied by pressure alone, however high the pressure. Above it the kinetic energy of the molecules is too high for intermolecular forces to hold them together as a liquid, so a dense supercritical fluid forms instead. For water the critical temperature is 373.95 °C, equal to 647.10 K.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
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    "PAC, 1993, 65, 2397. 'Nomenclature for supercritical fluid chromatography and extraction (IUPAC Recommendations 1993)' on page 2399 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199365112397)"
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