Features

Summary

Augmented by a series of practical utilities, the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics on DVD, Version 2012 contains all of the information found in the most recent print edition—in a conveniently searchable electronic format. A mainstay for scientists around the world for more than 90 years, the handbook continues to evolve with major updates, expansions, and new tables.

New Tables:

Section 8: Analytical Chemistry

• Abbreviations Used In Analytical Chemistry
• Basic Instrumental Techniques of Analytical Chemistry
• Correlation Table for Ultraviolet Active Functionalities
• Detection of Outliers in Measurements

Section 13: Polymer Properties

• Second Virial Coefficients of Polymer Solutions

Updated Tables:

Section 4: Properties of the Elements and Inorganic Compounds

• Update of the Melting, Boiling, Triple, and Critical Points of the Elements

Section 6: Fluid Properties

• Major update and expansion of Viscosity of Gases table
• Major update and expansion of Thermal Conductivity of Gases table
• Major update of Properties of Cryogenic Fluids
• Major update of Recommended Data for Vapor-Pressure Calibration
• Expansion of table on the Viscosity of Liquid Metals
• Update of Permittivity (Dielectric Constant) of Gases table
• Added new refrigerant R-1234yf to Thermophysical Properties of Selected Fluids at Saturation table

Section 9: Molecular Structure and Spectroscopy

• Major update of Atomic Radii of the Elements
• Update of Bond Dissociation Energies
• Update of Characteristic Bond Lengths in Free Molecules

Section 10: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

• Update of Electron Affinities
• Update of Atomic and Molecular Polarizabilities

Section 11: Nuclear and Particle Physics

• Major update of the Table of the Isotopes

Section 12: Properties of Solids

• Major update and expansion of the Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths table
• Update of table on Semiconducting Properties of Selected Materials

Section 14: Geophysics, Astronomy, and Acoustics

• Update of the Global Temperature Trend table to include 2010 data

Section 16: Health and Safety Information

• Major update of Threshold Limits for Airborne Contaminants

The DVD edition offers flexible capabilities and convenient features that make searches for data quick and easy!

DVD Features:

• Structure searching
• Interactive tables in spreadsheet format—sort, edit, and merge to suit your purpose
• Tables hot-linked to chemical structures
• Cross-table searching—one search locates everything about a specific topic
• Powerful data selection tools that allow you to customize the display and export data
• New and updated references

System Requirements:

• Pentium II processor or higher
• Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP
• Internet Explorer 5.x or higher
• 15 MB available disk space; 32 MB RAM
• 24X speed DVD drive
• Adobe Acrobat Reader version 7.0