CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics

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CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
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Title page of the 8th edition, published in 1920
Subject Chemistry
Publisher CRC Press (formerly The Chemical Rubber Company)
Pages1624 (102nd ed.) [1]
ISBN 9780367417246 (101st ed.)
Website https://hbcp.chemnetbase.com

The CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics is a comprehensive one-volume reference resource for science research. First published in 1914, it is currently (as of 2023) in its 104th edition, published in 2023. It is sometimes nicknamed the "Rubber Bible" or the "Rubber Book", as CRC originally stood for "Chemical Rubber Company". [2]

Contents

As late as the 1962–1963 edition (3604 pages) the Handbook contained myriad information for every branch of science and engineering. Sections in that edition include: Mathematics, Properties and Physical Constants, Chemical Tables, Properties of Matter, Heat, Hygrometric and Barometric Tables, Sound, Quantities and Units, and Miscellaneous. Earlier editions included sections such as "Antidotes of Poisons", "Rules for Naming Organic Compounds", "Surface Tension of Fused Salts", "Percent Composition of Anti-Freeze Solutions", "Spark-gap Voltages", "Greek Alphabet", "Musical Scales", "Pigments and Dyes", "Comparison of Tons and Pounds", "Twist Drill and Steel Wire Gauges" and "Properties of the Earth's Atmosphere at Elevations up to 160 Kilometers". Later editions focus almost exclusively on chemistry and physics topics and eliminated much of the more "common" information.

CRC is a leading publisher of engineering handbooks and references and textbooks across virtually all scientific disciplines. [3]

64th Edition of CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics with an American dollar bill for scale; weighs 6 pounds 5.0 ounces (2.86 kg) 64thCRC.png
64th Edition of CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics with an American dollar bill for scale; weighs 6 pounds 5.0 ounces (2.86 kg)

Contents by edition

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to chemistry:

In chemistry, a chemical formula is a way of presenting information about the chemical proportions of atoms that constitute a particular chemical compound or molecule, using chemical element symbols, numbers, and sometimes also other symbols, such as parentheses, dashes, brackets, commas and plus (+) and minus (−) signs. These are limited to a single typographic line of symbols, which may include subscripts and superscripts. A chemical formula is not a chemical name since it does not contain any words. Although a chemical formula may imply certain simple chemical structures, it is not the same as a full chemical structural formula. Chemical formulae can fully specify the structure of only the simplest of molecules and chemical substances, and are generally more limited in power than chemical names and structural formulae.

The data below tabulates standard electrode potentials (E°), in volts relative to the standard hydrogen electrode, at:

This is a list of the various reported boiling points for the elements, with recommended values to be used elsewhere on Wikipedia.

Elastic properties describe the reversible deformation of a material to an applied stress. They are a subset of the material properties that provide a quantitative description of the characteristics of a material, like its strength.

Tellurium hexafluoride is the inorganic compound of tellurium and fluorine with the chemical formula TeF6. It is a colorless, highly toxic gas with an unpleasant odor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aluminium iodide</span> Chemical compound

Aluminium iodide is a chemical compound containing aluminium and iodine. Invariably, the name refers to a compound of the composition AlI
3, formed by the reaction of aluminium and iodine or the action of HI on Al metal. The hexahydrate is obtained from a reaction between metallic aluminum or aluminum hydroxide with hydrogen iodide or hydroiodic acid. Like the related chloride and bromide, AlI
3 is a strong Lewis acid and will absorb water from the atmosphere. It is employed as a reagent for the scission of certain kinds of C-O and N-O bonds. It cleaves aryl ethers and deoxygenates epoxides.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Benzyl iodide</span> Chemical compound

Benzyl iodide is an organic compound with the chemical formula C
7H
7I. The compound consists of a benzene ring with an attached iodidemethyl group. The substance is an alkyl halide and is a constitutional isomer of the iodotoluenes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iodine dioxide</span> Chemical compound

Iodine dioxide is a binary inorganic compound of iodine and oxygen with the chemical formula IO
2. This compound is one of many iodine oxides.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Europium(II) telluride</span> Chemical compound

Europium(II) telluride is an inorganic compound of europium and tellurium, with the chemical formula EuTe.

References

  1. ↑ "CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - 102nd Edition - John Rumble". Taylor & Francis. Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ↑ Broad, William J. (15 June 1979). "Rubber Bible Turns 60". Science. 204 (4398): 1181. doi:10.1126/science.204.4398.1181. ISSN   0036-8075. PMID   17772414.
  3. ↑ 95th Edition (26 Jun 2014), ISBN   1-4822-0867-9, with 2693 pages, Editor-in-Chief W. M. Haynes.
  4. ↑ "Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 102nd Edition". CRC Press. Archived from the original on 2021-04-24. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. ↑ "CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics". libraries.indiana.edu. 2002-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
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