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

Table 7. Observed heat capacities of potassium pentaborate tetrahydrate (KB5O8·4H2O).

Gram molecular weight=293.214 g, T deg K=t deg C + 273.15

Run No. Ta CPb
°K J deg−1 mole−1
1 c 82.3034 124.47
84.5045 127.41
87.2906 130.73
90.4015 134.47
94.2352 138.65
97.7969 142.38
100.8126 145.88
104.4460 149.72
109.2458 154.79
114.4401 160.14
119.4561 165.24
124.3238 169.94
2
122.5274 168.51
126.7802 172.44
132.0640 177.73
137.7528 183.65
143.2724 189.10
148.7043 194.28
154.0496 199.69
159.4711 205.37
165.1884 210.55
171.1866 215.30
177.2576 222.28
183.3799 227.74
189.7612 233.17
196.3811 239.71
203.0422 245.48
209.5620 251.83
215.9440 258.02
3
17.6472 11.985
19.7382 15.512
22.2888 20.078
25.1550 25.547
27.8585 30.962
30.2911 35.903
32.7529 41.031
35.3106 46.382
37.6918 51.289
40.0046 56.023
42.2754 60.535
44.8340 65.552
47.8084 71.345
50.9450 77.261
54.4675 83.506
58.0818 89.653
61.7500 95.681
65.5484 101.56
4
57.0740 87.903
60.5248 93.626
64.0627 99.322
67.7316 104.69
71.2346 109.58
75.3972 115.25
80.1645 121.60
84.6696 127.49
88.9634 132.78
5
197.9566 240.80
205.1094 247.60
212.5784 254.49
220.3804 261.68
228.0024 268.67
235.4532 275.46
242.7348 282.04
249.6717 288.22
257.3066 295.06
265.1866 302.01
273.2946 309.20
281.2286 315.99
289.0028 323.08
296.6320 329.04
305.3462 336.59
315.1084 344.83
324.6656 352.76
6
333.5876 360.24
342.4691 367.37
351.1885 374.38
359.7526 381.26
368.1638 388.43
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.