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Properties of substance:

nickel tetracarbonyl

Group of substances:

inorganic

Physical appearance:

colorless liquid

Empirical formula (Hill's system for organic substances):

C4NiO4

Structural formula as text:

Ni(CO)4

Molar/atomic mass: 170.74

Melting point (°C):

-19.3

Boiling point (°C):

42.3

Decomposition temperature (°C):

200

Solubility (g/100 g of solvent):

acetone: soluble [Ref.]
benzene: soluble [Ref.]
chloroform: soluble [Ref.]
diethyl ether: soluble [Ref.]
ethanol: soluble [Ref.]
iron pentacarbonyl: soluble [Ref.]
methanol: soluble [Ref.]
oil of turpentine: soluble [Ref.]
toluene: soluble [Ref.]
water: 0.018 (10°C) [Ref.]
xylene: soluble [Ref.]

Numerical data:

Year of discovery: 1888
Interatomic distances (in pm): 184
Interatomic distances (in pm): 115

Density:

1.362 (0°C, g/cm3)

Vapour pressure (Torr):

133 (2°C)
238 (15.3°C)
444 (29.5°C)
647 (40°C)

Surface tension (mN/m):

17.4 (0°C)
15.1 (20°C)
11.6 (50°C)

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-629.7 (l)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

313.4 (l)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

204.6 (l)

Molar enthalpy (heat) of fusion ΔfusH (kJ/mol):

13.83

Enthalpy (heat) of vaporization ΔvapH (kJ/mol):

29.79

Standard molar enthalpy (heat) of formation ΔfH0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-602.9 (g)

Standard molar Gibbs energy of formation ΔfG0 (298.15 K, kJ/mol):

-587.2 (g)

Standard molar entropy S0 (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

410.6 (g)

Molar heat capacity at constant pressure Cp (298.15 K, J/(mol·K)):

145.2 (g)

References:

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