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Landolt-Börnstein (book in Ellis) Landolt-Börnstein Physikalischchemische tabellen.
Ask a Librarian for instruction on using this material, found in MU ELLIS QC61 .L325 1923
NIST Chemistry WebBook
Up to forty-five thermochemical, thermophysical, and ion energetics critically reviewed properties are available for over 40,000 compounds. Data is in tabular form, with some displayed as X-Y plots. The database is predominantly organic with a few small inorganic compounds.
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