Properties of carbon dioxide

Thermophysical properties for carbon dioxide (CAS: 124-38-9). 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
    C: 1, O: 2
  • CAS
    124-38-9
  • Formula
    CO2
  • ID
    124-38-9
  • InChI
    CO2/c2-1-3
  • InChI Key
    CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    carbon dioxide
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    44.0095
  • Phase
    g
  • PubChem ID
    280
  • SMILES
    C(=O)=O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.22394
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    73.773
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    30.9782
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0941185
  • Dipole moment
    0
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -56.5
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    -78.48

State-dependent Properties

  • Compressibility factor
    1
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1.79885
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.0149146
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    119.646
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    5265.54
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    2.3580e-13
  • Kinematic viscosity
    8.2912e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    37.1408
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    24.4654
  • Parachor
  • Poynting correction factor
  • Prandtl number
    0.75676
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    64.3424
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    -88.5389
  • Solubility parameter
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.51873
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.843927
  • Surface tension
    5.6971e-4
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.0166326
  • Thermal diffusivity
    1.0956e-5

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.235

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
    1
  • Ozone depletion potential

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