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. 1964 Aug 1;68A(4):381–389. doi: 10.6028/jres.068A.037

Table 5. Observed heat capacities of ammonium pentaborate tetrahydrate (NH4B5O8·4H2O).

Gram molecular weight = 272.150 g, T deg K=t deg C + 273.15

Run No. T a CPb
°K J deg−1 mole−1
1 c 52.3798 82.092
55.4564 87.804
59.8250 95.826
64.6501 104.25
68.9856 111.18
73.0430 117.29
77.3063 123.76
81.7702 130.41
2 11.4684 4.268
12.2470 5.041
12.9902 5.857
13.7754 6.831
14.6079 7.881
15.5078 9.139
16.4598 10.516
17.5058 12.118
18.7824 14.174
20.1809 16.554
21.5636 19.032
23.0268 21.736
24.5876 24.749
26.2042 29.964
27.9198 31.402
29.9899 35.709
32.1900 40.385
34.2854 43.807
36.6468 49.984
39.7470 56.529
43.5102 64.396
47.0718 71.681
50.7106 78.998
53.3932 84.159
56.3964 89.765
60.7088 97.628
3 79.7048 126.60
83.7367 132.96
87.8826 138.91
91.8441 144.06
95.6642 148.85
99.3594 153.49
102.9710 157.99
106.5092 162.33
110.2500 167.37
114.1990 171.64
118.1925 176.34
122.2382 181.13
126.1821 185.61
4 154.0512 216.64
158.8058 221.58
163.5319 226.65
168.2332 231.54
172.8415 236.31
177.5292 241.08
182.2946 246.17
186.9958 250.78
191.6386 255.56
5 185.3702 248.91
188.8388 252.08
193.3818 257.29
198.9176 262.78
205.4147 269.22
211.7558 275.38
218.4874 282.04
225.5958 289.18
232.5298 295.51
239.3223 302.38
246.0784 308.92
253.7222 316.48
260.8091 322.92
267.2680 328.97
273.6075 335.09
279.8340 340.69
6 277.7998 338.07
285.7512 345.54
293.5821 352.74
301.2508 359.45
308.7752 366.45
316.1723 373.00
323.4430 379.46
330.5918 385.73
337.6318 391.78
344.9387 397.97
352.4211 404.64
359.6954 410.85
366.8040 417.64
7 127.8625 187.44
134.7264 195.30
141.6874 203.00
147.7845 209.64
153.2160 215.54
158.4969 221.19
a

T is the mean temperature of the heating interval.

b

CP is the observed mean heat capacity over the interval.

c

The temperatures given are believed to be accurate to 0.01 °K. The figures beyond the second decimal are significant only insofar as small temperature differences are concerned.