CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics on DVD, Version 2012

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