Critical Pressure of the Elements

The critical pressure (Pc) is the minimum pressure required to liquefy a gas at its critical temperature. Above the critical point, the distinction between liquid and gas phases vanishes and the substance becomes a supercritical fluid.

Data available for 21 of 118 elements. Highest: Mercury (172). Lowest: Helium (0.227).

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118 elements
Critical Pressure of the Elements
Symbol
80MercuryHg172
3LithiumLi67
11SodiumNa35
34SeleniumSe27.2
16SulfurS20.7
19PotassiumK16
37RubidiumRb16
53IodineI11.7
35BromineBr10.34
55CesiumCs9.4
17ChlorineCl7.991
86RadonRn6.28
54XenonXe5.841
36KryptonKr5.5
9FluorineF5.172
8OxygenO5.043
18ArgonAr4.898
7NitrogenN3.39
10NeonNe2.76
1HydrogenH1.293
2HeliumHe0.227
4BerylliumBe—
5BoronB—
6CarbonC—
12MagnesiumMg—
13AluminumAl—
14SiliconSi—
15PhosphorusP—
20CalciumCa—
21ScandiumSc—
22TitaniumTi—
23VanadiumV—
24ChromiumCr—
25ManganeseMn—
26IronFe—
27CobaltCo—
28NickelNi—
29CopperCu—
30ZincZn—
31GalliumGa—
32GermaniumGe—
33ArsenicAs—
38StrontiumSr—
39YttriumY—
40ZirconiumZr—
41NiobiumNb—
42MolybdenumMo—
43TechnetiumTc—
44RutheniumRu—
45RhodiumRh—
46PalladiumPd—
47SilverAg—
48CadmiumCd—
49IndiumIn—
50TinSn—
51AntimonySb—
52TelluriumTe—
56BariumBa—
57LanthanumLa—
58CeriumCe—
59PraseodymiumPr—
60NeodymiumNd—
61PromethiumPm—
62SamariumSm—
63EuropiumEu—
64GadoliniumGd—
65TerbiumTb—
66DysprosiumDy—
67HolmiumHo—
68ErbiumEr—
69ThuliumTm—
70YtterbiumYb—
71LutetiumLu—
72HafniumHf—
73TantalumTa—
74TungstenW—
75RheniumRe—
76OsmiumOs—
77IridiumIr—
78PlatinumPt—
79GoldAu—
81ThalliumTl—
82LeadPb—
83BismuthBi—
84PoloniumPo—
85AstatineAt—
87FranciumFr—
88RadiumRa—
89ActiniumAc—
90ThoriumTh—
91ProtactiniumPa—
92UraniumU—
93NeptuniumNp—
94PlutoniumPu—
95AmericiumAm—
96CuriumCm—
97BerkeliumBk—
98CaliforniumCf—
99EinsteiniumEs—
100FermiumFm—
101MendeleviumMd—
102NobeliumNo—
103LawrenciumLr—
104RutherfordiumRf—
105DubniumDb—
106SeaborgiumSg—
107BohriumBh—
108HassiumHs—
109MeitneriumMt—
110DarmstadtiumDs—
111RoentgeniumRg—
112CoperniciumCn—
113NihoniumNh—
114FleroviumFl—
115MoscoviumMc—
116LivermoriumLv—
117TennessineTs—
118OganessonOg—

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