LibGuides: Chemical &amp; Physical Properties: Tools for Finding Properties

Click on the links below to access Seneca Libraries' five tools for finding physical properties:

CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics

CONTENT INCLUDES:

basic constants / units,
symbols, physical constants
of organic compounds
& properties of elements
& inorganics.

International Critical Tables

CONTENT INCLUDES:

physical,
thermodynamic &
mechanical properties
of compounds &
pure substances

Knovel Critical
Tables

CONTENT INCLUDES:

fully interactive &
searchable tables of
physical, solvent
& thermodynamic
properties

Merck
Index

CONTENT INCLUDES:

chemical, drug &
biological data with
monographs for single
substances & groups
of related compounds

Smithsonian Physical Tables

CONTENT INCLUDES:

common physical &
chemical data, including
mathematical tables, physical
constants & common
units of measurement

The library tools listed above do not include every property for every substance. If you're not finding the specific data you need in one source, try searching for it in others.

Physical Properties Data Websites

If you can't find your substance in any of the library tools listed above, try the following websites, which feature powerful keyword search capabilities that allow for the matching of antiquated terms with modern accepted terms and registered numbers. Hover over each site title to view a description of what it covers.

Periodic Table Websites

For atomic information about elements (pure substances that cannot be broken down), use a periodic table. Hover over each site title to view a description of what it covers.