Boiling Point of an Element

Boiling point of an element is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid form of that element equals the atmospheric pressure.  At the boiling point, a liquid will turn into a gas (vapor) throughout the entire liquid.  The boiling point of an element depends on various factors, such as the strength of intermolecular forces between the atoms or molecules of the substance, the pressure of the surroundings, and the purity of the substance.  Generally, substances with stronger intermolecular forces (such as hydrogen bonding) will have higher boiling points.

The boiling point of an element can vary widely depending on the element.  For example, the boiling point of helium, which is the lightest noble gas, is just 4.2 Kelvin (-268.9 °C), while the boiling point of tungsten, one of the densest elements, is 5,930 Kelvin (6,656 °C).

The boiling point of an element can also change with pressure.  For example, water boils at 100 °C at standard atmospheric pressure, but at higher altitudes where atmospheric pressure is lower, water boils at a lower temperature.  Conversely, at higher pressures, the boiling point of a substance will be higher.  The boiling point of an element is an important physical property that can be used to identify and characterize substances, and it has many practical applications in fields such as chemistry, engineering, and materials science.

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Boiling Point of an Element
Element Name	Element Symbol	Boiling Point  \(^{ \circ }C\)
Actinium	Ac	3200
Aluminum	Al	2519
Americium	Am	2011
Antimony	Sb	1587
Argon	Ar	-185.8
Arsenic	As	614
Astatine	At	N/A
Barium	Ba	2470
Berkelium	Bk	N/A
Beryllium	Be	2470
Bismuth	Bi	1564
Bohrium	Bh	N/A
Boron	B	4000
Bromine	Br	59
Cadmium	Cd	8.65
Caesium	Cs	N/A
Calcium	Ca	1484
Californium	Cf	N/A
Carbon	C	3360
Cerium	Ce	671
Chlorine	Cl	-34.04
Chromium	Cr	2671
Cobalt	Co	2927
Copper	Cu	2562
Curium	Cm	3110
Darmstadtium	Ds	N/A
Dubnium	Db	N/A
Dysprosium	Dy	2567
Einsteinium	Es	N/A
Erbium	Er	2868
Europium	Eu	1527
Fermium	Fm	N/A
Fluorine	F	-188.12
Francium	Fr	N/A
Gadolinium	Gd	3250
Gallium	Ga	2204
Germanium	Ge	2820
Gold	Au	2856
Hafnium	Hf	4603
Hassium	Hs	N/A
Helium	He	-268.93
Holmium	Ho	2700
Hydrogen	H	-252.87
Indium	In	2072
Iodine	I	184.3
Iridium	Ir	4428
Iron	Fe	2861
Krypton	Kr	-153.22
Lanthanum	La	3464
Lawrencium	Lr	N/A
Lead	Pb	1749
Lithium	Li	1342
Lutetium	Lu	3402
Magnesium	Mg	1090
Manganese	Mn	2061
Meitnerium	Mt	N/A
Mendelevium	Md	N/A
Mercury	Hg	356.73
Molybdenum	Mo	4639
Neodymium	Nd	3100
Neon	Ne	-246.08
Neptunium	Np	4000
Nickel	Ni	2913
Niobium	Nb	4744
Nitrogen	N	-195.79
Nobelium	No	N/A
Osmium	Os	5012
Oxygen	O	-182.9
Palladium	Pd	2963
Phosphorus	P	280.5
Platinum	Pt	3825
Plutonium	Pu	3230
Polonium	Po	962
Potassium	K	759
Praseodymium	Pr	3290
Promethium	Pm	3000
Protactinium	Pa	4000
Radium	Ra	1737
Radon	Rn	-61.7
Rhenium	Re	5596
Rhodium	Rh	3695
Roentgenium	Rg	N/A
Rubidium	Rb	688
Ruthenium	Ru	4150
Rutherfordium	Rf	N/A
Samarium	Sm	1803
Scandium	Sc	2830
Seaborgium	Sg	N/A
Selenium	Se	685
Silicon	Si	2900
Silver	Ag	2162
Sodium	Na	883
Strontium	Sr	1382
Sulfur	S	444.72
Tantalum	Ta	5458
Technetium	Tc	4265
Tellurium	Te	986
Terbium	Tb	3230
Thallium	Tl	1473
Thorium	Th	4820
Thulium	Tm	1950
Tin	Sn	2602
Titanium	Ti	3287
Tungsten	W	5555
Ununbium	Uub	N/A
Ununhexium	Uuh	N/A
Ununoctium	Uuo	N/A
Ununpentium	Uup	N/A
Ununquadium	Uuq	N/A
Ununseptium	Uus	N/A
Ununtrium	Uut	N/A
Uranium	U	3927
Vanadium	V	3407
Xenon	Xe	-108
Ytterbium	Yb	1196
Yttrium	Y	3345
Zinc	Zn	907
Zirconium	Zr	4409
Element Name	Element Symbol	Boiling Point  \(^{\circ}C\)