This page provides supplementary chemical data on carbon monoxide.

Material safety data sheet

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Structure and properties

Structure and properties
Index of refraction, nD1.0003364
Abbe number?
Dielectric constant, εr? ε0 at ? °C
Bond strength1850 N/m
Bond length0.111 nm
Bond energy1079 kJ/mol
Bond angleLinear
Magnetic susceptibility?

Thermodynamic properties

Phase behavior
Triple point67.9 K (−205.1 °C), 15.35 kPa
Critical point132.7 K (−140.3 °C), 3498 kPa, 11.1 mol/L (3.1×102 kg/m3)
Std enthalpy change of fusion, ΔfusHo? kJ/mol
Std entropy change of fusion, ΔfusSo? J/(mol K)
Std enthalpy change of vaporization, ΔvapHo? kJ/mol
Std entropy change of vaporization, ΔvapSo? J/(mol K)
Std enthalpy change of sublimation, ΔsubHo8 kJ/mol (at 51–68 K)
Std entropy change of sublimation, ΔsubSo? J/(mol·K)
Solid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHosolid−110.5 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Sosolid? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp? J/(mol K)
Liquid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHoliquid? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Soliquid? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp? J/(mol K)
Gas properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHogas−110.53 kJ/mol
Std enthalpy change of combustion, ΔcHogas−283.0 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Sogas197.66 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp29 J/(mol K)

Spectral data

UV-Vis
λmax55 nm
Extinction coefficient, ε?
IR
Major absorption bands2143 cm−1
13CO2099.2 ± 4 cm−1
NMR
Proton NMR
Carbon-13 NMR
Other NMR data
MS
Masses of main fragments