Publisher's Synopsis
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, this 94th edition is an update of a classic reference, mirroring the growth and direction of science for a century. The Handbook continues to be the most accessed and respected scientific reference in the science, technical, and medical communities. An authoritative resource consisting of tables of data, its usefulness spans every discipline.
Originally a 116-page pocket-sized book, known as the Rubber Handbook, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics comprises 2,600 pages of critically evaluated data. An essential resource for scientists around the world, the Handbook is now available in print, eBook, and online formats.
New tables:
Section 7: Biochemistry
- Properties of Fatty Acid Methyl and Ethyl Esters Related to Biofuels
Section 8: Analytical Chemistry
- Gas Chromatographic Retention Indices
- Detectors for Liquid Chromatography
- Organic Analytical Reagents for the Determination of Inorganic Ions
Section 12: Properties of Solids
- Properties of Selected Materials at Cryogenic Temperatures
Significantly updated and expanded tables:
Section 3: Physical Constants of Organic Compounds
- Expansion of Diamagnetic Susceptibility of Selected Organic Compounds
Section 5: Thermochemistry, Electrochemistry, and Solution Chemistry
- Update of Electrochemical Series
Section 6: Fluid Properties
- Expansion of Thermophysical Properties of Selected Fluids at Saturation
- Major expansion and update of Viscosity of Liquid Metals
Section 7: Biochemistry
- Update of Properties of Fatty Acids and Their Methyl Esters
Section 8: Analytical Chemistry
- Major expansion of Abbreviations and Symbols Used in Analytical Chemistry
Section 9: Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy
- Update of Bond Dissociation Energies
Section 11: Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Update of Summary Tables of Particle Properties
Section 14: Geophysics, Astronomy, and Acoustics
- Update of Atmospheric Concentration of Carbon Dioxide, 1958-2012
- Update of Global Temperature Trend, 1880-2012
- Major update of Speed of Sound in Various Media
Section 15: Practical Laboratory Data
- Update of Laboratory Solvents and Other Liquid Reagents
- Major update of Density of Solvents as a Function of Temperature
- Major update of Dependence of Boiling Point on Pressure
Section 16: Health and Safety Information
- Major update of Threshold Limits for Airborne Contaminants
Appendix A:
- Major update of Mathematical Tables
Appendix B:
- Update of Sources of Physical and Chemical Data
