Critical Temperature of the Elements

The critical temperature (Tc) is the temperature above which a gas cannot be liquefied by pressure alone. 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: Lithium (3223). Lowest: Helium (5.19).

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118 elements
Critical Temperature of the Elements
Symbol
3LithiumLi3223
11SodiumNa2573
19PotassiumK2223
37RubidiumRb2093
55CesiumCs1938
34SeleniumSe1766
80MercuryHg1750
16SulfurS1314
53IodineI819
35BromineBr588
17ChlorineCl416.9
86RadonRn377
54XenonXe289.77
36KryptonKr209.41
8OxygenO154.59
18ArgonAr150.87
9FluorineF144.13
7NitrogenN126.21
10NeonNe44.4
1HydrogenH32.97
2HeliumHe5.19
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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