Properties of nitrous oxide

Thermophysical properties for nitrous oxide (CAS: 10024-97-2). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    N: 2, O: 1
  • CAS
    10024-97-2
  • Formula
    N2O
  • ID
    10024-97-2
  • InChI
    N2O/c1-2-3
  • InChI Key
    GQPLMRYTRLFLPF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    nitrous oxide
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    44.0128
  • Phase
    g
  • PubChem ID
    948
  • SMILES
    N#[N+][O-]
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.162
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    72.45
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    36.37
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.097371
  • Dipole moment
    0.17
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -90.805
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    -88.4661

State-dependent Properties

  • Compressibility factor
    1
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1.79898
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.0148445
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    147.577
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    6495.27
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    2.2696e-13
  • Kinematic viscosity
    8.2516e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    38.586
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    24.4654
  • Parachor
  • Poynting correction factor
  • Prandtl number
    0.678173
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    56.5179
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    -88.4661
  • Solubility parameter
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.51884
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.876699
  • Surface tension
    0.00132681
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.01919
  • Thermal diffusivity
    1.2167e-5

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.431708
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.229836

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
    289
  • Ozone depletion potential

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