Properties of sulfuric acid

Thermophysical properties for sulfuric acid (CAS: 7664-93-9). 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
    H: 2, O: 4, S: 1
  • CAS
    7664-93-9
  • Formula
    H2O4S
  • ID
    7664-93-9
  • InChI
    H2O4S/c1-5(2,3)4/h(H2,1,2,3,4)
  • InChI Key
    QAOWNCQODCNURD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    sulfuric acid
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    98.0785
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    1118
  • SMILES
    OS(=O)(=O)O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.494
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    64
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    650.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.1777
  • Dipole moment
    2.72
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    4.155
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    337

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -54.2639
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00219034
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1830.24
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.987063
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    930.848
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    9.1296e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -5.8908e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    5.3931e-7
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    90.9701
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0535876
  • Parachor
    2.5810e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00219
  • Prandtl number
    4.17833
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    6.6309e-8
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    338.146
  • Solubility parameter
    4.0711e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.83205
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    0.927524
  • Surface tension
    0.0533458
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.219113
  • Thermal diffusivity
    1.2907e-7

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    -0.128467
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.24988

Environmental Properties

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