Handbook of Property Estimation Methods for Chemicals
Subtitle: Environmental Health Sciences
Contributors: Donald Mackay (Editor); Robert S. Boethling (Editor)
Publisher: CRC
Published: March 29, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9781566704564
Subjects: Analytical chemistry; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Organic chemistry; Pollution control; Reference works; Science; Environmental Safety; Chemical Safety; Reference; Organic compounds; Science/Mathematics; Handbooks & Manuals; Environmental Science; Chemistry - Organic; Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical; Science / Environmental Science; Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical; Analysis; Environmental chemistry
First sentence: The melting point of a compound is the temperature at which the solid and liquid phases are in equilibrium at one atmosphere; pressure is specified because the melting process involves a change in volume and is therefore pressure dependent.