Boiling helium
Boiling helium is helium in its liquid state at its normal boiling point under standard atmospheric pressure.
4.22 KTemperatureEveryday quantities
Boiling helium vs Boiling nitrogen
What are they, and what does the difference actually look like?
Two things. One honest scale.
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What these two things are
Boiling nitrogen
Boiling nitrogen is nitrogen gas produced when liquid nitrogen is heated at normal atmospheric pressure.
77.36 KTemperatureBoiling helium is 73.14 K cooler than Boiling nitrogen.
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Boiling helium4.22 KTemperature
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Boiling nitrogen77.36 KTemperature
Celsius and Fahrenheit zero points are offsets. Compare temperature differences, not ratios in °C or °F. The kelvin axis starts at absolute zero.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Boiling helium
Approximate normal boiling point of helium at one atmosphere.
NIST Chemistry WebBook — Helium phase data
The marked temperature is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Boiling nitrogen
Approximate normal boiling point at one atmosphere.
NIST Chemistry WebBook — Nitrogen phase data
The marked temperature is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
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Measurement details
Why these numbers?
The visual compares temperature with temperature. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.
Boiling helium
4.22 KTemperature · approximate
Approximate normal boiling point of helium at one atmosphere.
Boiling nitrogen
77.36 KTemperature · approximate
Approximate normal boiling point at one atmosphere.
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- Temperature ↔ Temperature
- Relative size
- Temperature comparisons use an absolute difference in kelvins rather than a multiplicative ratio.
How to read the visual
The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.
- Boiling helium is labelled approximate; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
- Boiling nitrogen is labelled approximate; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.
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TemperatureBoiling helium4.22 KBoiling helium is helium in its liquid state at its normal boiling point under standard atmospheric pressure.TemperatureBoiling nitrogen77.36 KBoiling nitrogen is nitrogen gas produced when liquid nitrogen is heated at normal atmospheric pressure.TemperatureAbsolute zero0 KAbsolute zero is the lowest temperature permitted by thermodynamics, where a system has the least thermal energy available to it.TemperatureRoom temperature20 °CRoom temperature describes indoor air conditions generally considered comfortable for people and suitable for ordinary activities.
SpaceSun1,391,000 kmThe Sun is the star at the centre of the Solar System.
Fundamental physicsPlanck temperature1.417 × 10³² KThe Planck temperature is a theoretical temperature scale at which quantum gravitational effects are expected to become important.Side by side
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