Physical Properties of Some Typical Liquids
| Property | Argon | Benzene |
| Solid | Liquid | Solid | Liquid |
| Density (kg/m3) | 1636 | 1407 |
1000 | 899 |
| Latent heat of fusion (kJ/mol) | 7.86 |
34.7 |
| Latent heat of evaporation (kJ/mol) | 6.69 |
2.5 |
| Heat capacity (J/(mol K) | 25.9 | 22.6 |
11.3 | 13.0 |
| Melting point (K) | 84.1 |
278.8 |
| Liquid range (K) | 3.5 |
75 |
| Isothermal compressibility (1/(N m2)) | 1 | 20 |
8.1 | 8.7 |
| Surface tension(mJ/ m2) | ... | 13 |
... | 28.9 |
| Viscosity (Poise=0.1kg/(m s)) | ... | 0.003 |
... | 0.009 |
| Self-diffusion coefficient (m2/s) | 10-13 | 1.6 x 10-9 |
10-13 | 1.7 x 10-9 |
| Thermal conductivity (J/(m s K)) | 0.3 | 0.12 |
0.27 | 0.15 |
| Property | Water | Sodium |
| Solid | Liquid | Solid | Liquid |
| Density (kg/m3) | 920 | 997 |
951 | 927 |
| Latent heat of fusion (kJ/mol) | 5.98 |
109.5 |
| Latent heat of evaporation (kJ/mol) | 40.5 |
107.0 |
| Heat capacity (J/(mol K) | 37.6 | 75.2 |
28.4 | 32.3 |
| Melting point (K) | 273.2 |
371.1 |
| Liquid range (K) | 100 |
794 |
Isothermal compressibility
(10-10 N-1 m2) | 2 | 4.9 |
1.7 | 1.9 |
| Surface tension(mJ/ m2) | ... | 72 |
... | 190 |
| Viscosity (Poise=0.1kg/(m s)) | ... | 0.01 |
... | 0.007 |
| Self-diffusion coefficient (m2/s) | 10-14 | 2.2 x 10-9 |
2 x 10-11 | 4.3 x 10-9 |
| Thermal conductivity (J/(m s K)) | 2.1 | 0.58 |
134 | 84 |
Data from Franks, Felix, "Water, A Matrix of Life", 2nd Ed., The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2000.
Liquid sodium is used as a coolant in fast breeder reactors.
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