Liquid methane boiling point
Liquid methane boiling point is the temperature at which methane changes from liquid to gas near atmospheric pressure.
How big is it?
-161.1 °C · representative boiling temperature
Also -258.1 °F
Representative boiling temperature · approximate
A little perspective
Liquid methane boiling point vs Boiling nitrogen: temperature comparison
The boiling point of liquid methane is 34.64 K higher than the temperature of boiling nitrogen.
Liquid methane boiling point is the temperature at which methane changes from liquid to gas near atmospheric pressure.
Boiling nitrogen is nitrogen gas produced when liquid nitrogen is heated at normal atmospheric pressure.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
Liquid methane boiling point
Representative boiling temperature: -161.1 °C; approximate.
A deliberately rounded 112 K boiling-temperature anchor for methane near atmospheric pressure. Pressure, composition and the chosen reference convention affect the precise value.
Defined examples — our methodology
The marked representative boiling temperature is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.
Boiling nitrogen
Temperature: 77.36 K; approximate.
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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Why this measurement?
Why we use -161.1 °C
We compare the boiling point of liquid methane. This is an estimate; check the notes for its rounding and uncertainty.
A deliberately rounded 112 K boiling-temperature anchor for methane near atmospheric pressure. Pressure, composition and the chosen reference convention affect the precise value.
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Recorded properties
Dimensions and measurements
| Property | Selected value | Recorded range | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| -161.1 °C | Not recorded | approximate |
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Nearest lower valueTemperatureOxygen normal boiling point90.19 KNormal boiling temperatureOxygen normal boiling point is the temperature at which oxygen changes from liquid to gas at standard atmospheric pressure.Around the same scaleTemperatureArgon normal boiling point87.3 KNormal boiling temperatureArgon normal boiling point is the temperature at which argon transitions from liquid to gas under standard atmospheric pressure.Nearest higher valueTemperatureDry ice sublimation point-78.5 °CSublimation temperature at one atmosphereThe dry ice sublimation point is the temperature at which solid carbon dioxide turns directly into gas at standard atmospheric pressure.Sources and method
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TemperatureBoiling nitrogen77.36 KBoiling nitrogen is nitrogen gas produced when liquid nitrogen is heated at normal atmospheric pressure.TemperatureDry ice sublimation point-78.5 °CThe dry ice sublimation point is the temperature at which solid carbon dioxide turns directly into gas at standard atmospheric pressure.TemperatureWater triple point0.01 °CThe water triple point is the unique temperature and pressure at which water can exist simultaneously as solid, liquid, and vapour in equilibrium.TemperatureA freezing winter day-10 °CA freezing winter day is weather cold enough for outdoor water to turn to ice.TemperatureGallium melting plateau at standard pressure29.76 °CThis is the temperature at which pure gallium changes from solid to liquid under normal atmospheric pressure.TemperatureFreezing water0 °CFreezing water is liquid water at the temperature where it begins to turn into ice under normal pressure.TemperatureBoiling helium4.22 KBoiling helium is helium in its liquid state at its normal boiling point under standard atmospheric pressure.
TemperatureCosmic microwave background2.725 KThe cosmic microwave background is faint thermal radiation filling the universe, left over from the early stages after the Big Bang.