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This page provides supplementary chemical data on water.

Material Safety Data Sheet


The handling of this chemical may incur notable safety precautions. It is highly recommend that you seek the Material Safety Datasheet (MSDS) for this chemical from a reliable source such as SIRI, and follow its directions.

Inhaling of water drops can lead to coughing; filling lungs with water can be lethal. Ingesting of excessive amounts of water can lead to dangerous water intoxication.

Structure and properties


Structure and properties
Index of refraction, nD 1.333 at 20 °C
Dielectric constant 80.2 at 20 °C
Bond strength ?
Bond length 95.87 pm (equilibrium) (Cook 1974)
Bond angle 103.9° (equilibrium) (Cook 1974)
Magnetic susceptibility ?

Thermodynamic properties


Phase behavior
Triple point 273.16 K (0.01 °C), 599.844 Pa
Critical point 647 K (374 °C), 22.1 MPa
Std enthalpy change
of fusion
, ΔfusHo
6.02 kJ/mol
Std entropy change
of fusion
, ΔfusSo
? J/(mol·K)
Std enthalpy change
of vaporization
, ΔvapHo
40.68 kJ/mol
Std entropy change
of vaporization
, ΔvapSo
108.9 J/(mol·K)
Solid properties
Std enthalpy change
of formation
, ΔfHosolid
−291.83 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy,
Sosolid
41 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp 37.7 J/(mol K)
Liquid properties
Std enthalpy change
of formation
, ΔfHoliquid
−285.83 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy,
Soliquid
69.95 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp 75.4 J/(mol K)
Gas properties
Std enthalpy change
of formation
, ΔfHogas
−241.83 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy,
Sogas
188.84 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp 36.2 J/(mol K)

Spectral data


UV-Vis
λmax ? nm
Extinction coefficient, ε ?
IR
Major absorption bands ? cm−1
NMR
Proton NMR  
Carbon-13 NMR  
Other NMR data  
MS
Masses of
main fragments
 

References


  • Cook, R.L, Lucia, F.C.D, & Helminger, P. 1974, J. Mol. Spectrosc., 53, 62.

Except where noted otherwise, data relate to standard ambient temperature and pressure.

Chemical infobox applies.

Chemical data pages

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