Argon

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Gas phase thermochemistry data

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Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
gas,1 bar154.846 ± 0.003J/mol*KReviewCox, Wagman, et al., 1984CODATA Review value
gas,1 bar154.84J/mol*KReviewChase, 1998Data last reviewed in March, 1982

Gas Phase Heat Capacity (Shomate Equation)

Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2 + D*t3 + E/t2
H° − H°298.15= A*t + B*t2/2 + C*t3/3 + D*t4/4 − E/t + F − H
S° = A*ln(t) + B*t + C*t2/2 + D*t3/3 − E/(2*t2) + G
    Cp = heat capacity (J/mol*K)
    H° = standard enthalpy (kJ/mol)
    S° = standard entropy (J/mol*K)
    t = temperature (K) / 1000.

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Temperature (K) 298. to 6000.
A 20.78600
B 2.825911×10-7
C -1.464191×10-7
D 1.092131×10-8
E -3.661371×10-8
F -6.197350
G 179.9990
H 0.000000
ReferenceChase, 1998
Comment Data last reviewed in March, 1982

Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tboil87.5KN/AStreng, 1971Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
Tboil87.28KN/AGosman, McCarty, et al., 1969Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.02 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tfus83.8KN/AVan't Zelfde, Omar, et al., 1968Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.3 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ttriple87.78KN/AAngus, Armstrong, et al., 1972Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Ttriple83.8KN/AGosman, McCarty, et al., 1969Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Ttriple83.8KN/AZiegler, Mullins, et al., 1962Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.05 K; TRC
Ttriple83.78KN/AClark, Din, et al., 1951Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.04 K; TRC
Ttriple83.78KN/AClusius and Weigand, 1940Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.2 K; See property X for dP/dT at triple point; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Ptriple0.689barN/AGosman, McCarty, et al., 1969Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.0001 bar; TRC
Ptriple0.689barN/AZiegler, Mullins, et al., 1962Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.0001 bar; TRC
Ptriple0.6875barN/AClark, Din, et al., 1951Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.0007 bar; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Tc150.86KN/AAngus, Armstrong, et al., 1972Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
Tc150.86KN/AGosman, McCarty, et al., 1969Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1 K; TRC
Tc150.65KN/AMcCain and Ziegler, 1967Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.03 K; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Pc4.8979barN/AAngus, Armstrong, et al., 1972Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.002 bar; TRC
Pc48.9805barN/AGosman, McCarty, et al., 1969Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.1013 bar; TRC
Pc48.5549barN/AMcCain and Ziegler, 1967Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.0709 bar; TRC
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
ρc13.41mol/lN/AAngus, Armstrong, et al., 1972Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.005 mol/l; TRC
ρc8.4029mol/lN/AGosman, McCarty, et al., 1969Uncertainty assigned by TRC = 0.008 mol/l; TRC

Antoine Equation Parameters

log10(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Temperature (K) A B C Reference Comment
114.40 to 150.314.46903481.01222.156McCain and Ziegler, 1967Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.
83.78 to 150.723.29555215.24-22.233Drii and Rabinovich, 1966Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.
129.33 to 147.404.97171658.98249.819van Itterbeek, Verbeke, et al., 1963Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.
90.94 to 101.483.73479302.683-6.083Clark, Din, et al., 1951, 2Coefficents calculated by NIST from author's data.

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Henry's Law data

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Data compiled by: Rolf Sander

Henry's Law constant (water solution)

kH(T) = H exp(d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) ((1/T) - 1/(298.15 K)))
H = Henry's law constant for solubility in water at 298.15 K (mol/(kg*bar))
d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) = Temperature dependence constant (K)

H (mol/(kg*bar)) d(ln(kH))/d(1/T) (K) Method Reference
0.00141500.LN/A
0.00141100.MN/A

Gas phase ion energetics data

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Data evaluated as indicated in comments:
HL - Edward P. Hunter and Sharon G. Lias
L - Sharon G. Lias

Data compiled as indicated in comments:
LL - Sharon G. Lias and Joel F. Liebman
LBLHLM - Sharon G. Lias, John E. Bartmess, Joel F. Liebman, John L. Holmes, Rhoda D. Levin, and W. Gary Mallard
LLK - Sharon G. Lias, Rhoda D. Levin, and Sherif A. Kafafi
RDSH - Henry M. Rosenstock, Keith Draxl, Bruce W. Steiner, and John T. Herron

Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
IE (evaluated)15.759 ± 0.001eVN/AN/AL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Proton affinity (review)369.2kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL
Quantity Value Units Method Reference Comment
Gas basicity346.3kJ/molN/AHunter and Lias, 1998HL

Ionization energy determinations

IE (eV) Method Reference Comment
15.763PIPECOWeitzel, Mahnert, et al., 1994LL
15.75962EVALLide, 1992LL
15.82EIWetzel, Baiocchi, et al., 1987LBLHLM
15.760SKelly, 1987LBLHLM
15.759PEKimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981LLK
15.88EIClare and Sowerby, 1981LLK
15.7EIFreiser, 1980LLK
15.75962 ± 0.00001SMinnhagen, 1973LLK
15.753 ± 0.002TESpohr, Guyon, et al., 1971LLK
15.75962 ± 0.00001SYoshino, 1970RDSH
15.759SYoshino, 1969RDSH
15.713 ± 0.003CIHotop and Niehaus, 1969RDSH
15.757 ± 0.005PECollin and Natalis, 1968RDSH
15.74 ± 0.05EIGallegos and Klaver, 1967RDSH
15.78 ± 0.03EIWinters, Collins, et al., 1966RDSH
15.79PEAl-Joboury and Turner, 1963RDSH

References

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Cox, Wagman, et al., 1984
Cox, J.D.; Wagman, D.D.; Medvedev, V.A., CODATA Key Values for Thermodynamics, Hemisphere Publishing Corp., New York, 1984, 1. [all data]

Chase, 1998
Chase, M.W., Jr., NIST-JANAF Themochemical Tables, Fourth Edition, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Monograph 9, 1998, 1-1951. [all data]

Streng, 1971
Streng, A.G., Miscibility and Compatibility of Some Liquid and Solidified Gases at Low Temperature, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1971, 16, 357. [all data]

Gosman, McCarty, et al., 1969
Gosman, A.L.; McCarty, R.D.; Hust, J.G., Thermodynamic Properties of Argon from the Triple Point to 300 K at Pressures to 1000 Atmospheres, Nat. Stand. Ref. Data Ser., Nat. Bur. Stand. NSRDS-NBS 27, 1969. [all data]

Van't Zelfde, Omar, et al., 1968
Van't Zelfde, P.; Omar, M.H.; LePair-Schroten, H.G.M.; Dokoupil, Z., Solid-liquid equilibrium diagram for the argon + methane system., Physica (Amsterdam), 1968, 38, 241-51. [all data]

Angus, Armstrong, et al., 1972
Angus, S.; Armstrong, B.; Gosman, A.L.; McCarty, R.D.; Hust, J.G.; Vasserman, A.A.; Rabinovich, V.A., International Thermodynamic Tables of the Fluid State - 1 Argon, Butterworths, London, 1972. [all data]

Ziegler, Mullins, et al., 1962
Ziegler, W.T.; Mullins, J.C.; Kirk, B.S., Calculation of the Vapor Pressure and Heats of Vaporization and Sublimation of Liquids and Solids, Especially Below One Atmosphere Pressure. II. Argon, Ga. Inst. Technol., Eng. Exp. Stn., Proj. A-460, Tech. Rep. No. 2, 1962. [all data]

Clark, Din, et al., 1951
Clark, A.M.; Din, F.; Robb, J.; Michels, A.; Wassenaar, T.; Zwietering, Th.N., The Vapor Pressure of Argon, Physica (Amsterdam), 1951, 17, 876. [all data]

Clusius and Weigand, 1940
Clusius, K.; Weigand, K., Melting Curves of the Gases A, Kr, Xe, CH4, CH3D, CD4, C2H4, C2H6, COS, and PH3 to 200 Atmospheres Pressure. The Chane of Volume on Melting, Z. Phys. Chem., Abt. B, 1940, 46, 1-37. [all data]

McCain and Ziegler, 1967
McCain, W.D., Jr.; Ziegler, W.T., The Critical Temperature, Critical Pressure, and Vapor Pressure of Argon, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1967, 12, 2, 199-202, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60033a012 . [all data]

Drii and Rabinovich, 1966
Drii, L.I.; Rabinovich, V.A., Dependence of Vapor Pressure of Argon, Zh. Fiz. Khim., 1966, 40, 709-711. [all data]

van Itterbeek, Verbeke, et al., 1963
van Itterbeek, A.; Verbeke, O.; Staes, K., Measurements on the Equation of State of Liquid Argon and Methane Up to 300 kg cm-2 at Low Temperatures, Physica (Amsterdam), 1963, 29, 6, 742-754, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-8914(63)80231-1 . [all data]

Clark, Din, et al., 1951, 2
Clark, A.M.; Din, F.; Robb, J.; Michels, A.; Wassenaar, T.; Zwietering, Th., The Vapour Pressure of Argon, Physica (Amsterdam), 1951, 17, 10, 876-884, https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-8914(51)90041-9 . [all data]

Hunter and Lias, 1998
Hunter, E.P.; Lias, S.G., Evaluated Gas Phase Basicities and Proton Affinities of Molecules: An Update, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1998, 27, 3, 413-656, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.556018 . [all data]

Weitzel, Mahnert, et al., 1994
Weitzel, K.-M.; Mahnert, J.; Penno, M., ZEKE-PEPICO investigations of dissociation energies in ionic reactions, Chem. Phys. Lett., 1994, 224, 371. [all data]

Lide, 1992
Lide, D.R. (Editor), Ionization potentials of atoms and atomic ions in Handbook of Chem. and Phys., 1992, 10-211. [all data]

Wetzel, Baiocchi, et al., 1987
Wetzel, R.C.; Baiocchi, F.A.; Hayes, T.R.; Freund, R.S., Absolute cross sections for electron-impact ionization of the rare-gas atoms by the fast-neutral-beam method, Phys. Rev. A, 1987, 35, 559. [all data]

Kelly, 1987
Kelly, R.L., Atomic and ionic spectrum lines of hydrogen through kryton, J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, 1987, 16. [all data]

Kimura, Katsumata, et al., 1981
Kimura, K.; Katsumata, S.; Achiba, Y.; Yamazaki, T.; Iwata, S., Ionization energies, Ab initio assignments, and valence electronic structure for 200 molecules in Handbook of HeI Photoelectron Spectra of Fundamental Organic Compounds, Japan Scientific Soc. Press, Tokyo, 1981. [all data]

Clare and Sowerby, 1981
Clare, P.; Sowerby, D.B., Electron impact ionisation energies of some halo-cyclotriphosphazenes, J. Inorg. Nucl. Chem., 1981, 43, 477. [all data]

Freiser, 1980
Freiser, B.S., Electron impact ionization of argon ions by trapped ion cyclotron resonanace spectroscopy, Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1980, 33, 263. [all data]

Minnhagen, 1973
Minnhagen, L., Spectrum and the energy levels of neutral argon, Ar I, J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1973, 63, 1185. [all data]

Spohr, Guyon, et al., 1971
Spohr, R.; Guyon, P.M.; Chupka, W.A.; Berkowitz, J., Threshold photoelectron detector for use in the vacuum ultraviolet, Rev. Sci. Instrum., 1971, 42, 1872. [all data]

Yoshino, 1970
Yoshino, K., Absorption spectrum of the argon atom in the vacuum-ultraviolet region, J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1970, 60, 1220. [all data]

Yoshino, 1969
Yoshino, K., Absorption spectrum of the argon atom in the vacuum-ultraviolet region, J. Opt. Soc. Am., 1969, 59, 1525. [all data]

Hotop and Niehaus, 1969
Hotop, H.; Niehaus, A., Reactions of excited atoms molecules with atoms and molecules. II. Energy analysis of penning electrons, Z. Phys., 1969, 228, 68. [all data]

Collin and Natalis, 1968
Collin, J.E.; Natalis, P., Vibrational and electronic ionic states of nitric oxide. An accurate method for measuring ionization potentials by photoelectron spectroscopy, Intern. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Phys., 1968, 1, 483. [all data]

Gallegos and Klaver, 1967
Gallegos, E.J.; Klaver, R.F., Automatic voltage scanner for a peak switching mass spectrometer, J.Sci. Instr., 1967, 44, 427. [all data]

Winters, Collins, et al., 1966
Winters, R.E.; Collins, J.H.; Courchene, W.L., Resolution of fine structure in ionization-efficiency curves, J. Chem. Phys., 1966, 45, 1931. [all data]

Al-Joboury and Turner, 1963
Al-Joboury, M.I.; Turner, D.W., Molecular photo-electron spectroscopy. Part I. The hydrogen and nitrogen molecules, J. Chem. Soc., 1963, 5141. [all data]


Notes

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