#8 Melting point of H is wrong in the database

[Carsten Niehaus]

The melting point of H2 is wrong. The correct value is 14.01K (-259.14°C).

Source: Riedel Anorganische Chemie, 6. Auflage. ISBN 3-11-018168-1.

Onlinesource:

http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=meltingpoint+hydrogen

This was originally reported as:

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=232786

[Egon Willighagen]

Carsten, that book is of 2004... the BODR uses IUPAC data for isotopic masses from 2006... I'm inclined to go with the last...

[Egon Willighagen]

Ah, sorry... no, the masses are from a 2006 publication... substance melting point references:

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</bx:entry>

So, yeah, let's go ahead with the book value.

Carsten, can you look up in the book what primary source the book uses for these properties?

[Egon Willighagen]

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