94th Edition of the CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Now Available from CRC Press!

BOCA RATON, Fla. - June 3, 2013 - PRLog -- 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

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ISBN 9781466571143, June 2013, 2668 pp