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How to determine omitted units in a publication
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Planned maintenance scheduled April 23, 2019 at 23:30 UTC (7:30pm US/Eastern)Determine the Value and Units of the Rate ConstantUnits in modified Arrhenius equation?When to use Da or u for mass unitsDividing different units of measurement?When you report Einstein units do you capitalize it?How to determine parameters range?How to use C1V1=C2V2 How do the units work?Force Fields and unitsDoes adding prefixes to SI units make them no longer SI units?Types of concentration units
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I have found a 1954 paper in J. Am. Chem. Soc. which gives various temperatures in degrees but does not specify units.
A snippet of the introduction is:
Titanium reacts appreciably with fluorine above 150°…
If I were feeling charitable, I might excuse the "units are for wimps" attitude as reflecting a commonly understood standard for that publication at that time. Perhaps my searching was poor, but I couldn't find an ACS standard or style guide for the 1950s era.
Given the location and time, I would guess that the temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit, but I can't be sure they're not Celsius. Is there any reasonable way to determine which units the authors were actually using?
I don't have access to the full paper, just the first page at the link below.
Haendler et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1954, 76 (8), pp 2177–2178
DOI 10.1021/ja01637a038
temperature reference-request units
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I have found a 1954 paper in J. Am. Chem. Soc. which gives various temperatures in degrees but does not specify units.
A snippet of the introduction is:
Titanium reacts appreciably with fluorine above 150°…
If I were feeling charitable, I might excuse the "units are for wimps" attitude as reflecting a commonly understood standard for that publication at that time. Perhaps my searching was poor, but I couldn't find an ACS standard or style guide for the 1950s era.
Given the location and time, I would guess that the temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit, but I can't be sure they're not Celsius. Is there any reasonable way to determine which units the authors were actually using?
I don't have access to the full paper, just the first page at the link below.
Haendler et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1954, 76 (8), pp 2177–2178
DOI 10.1021/ja01637a038
temperature reference-request units
edited Apr 12 at 10:44
andselisk
19.7k665128
asked Apr 12 at 9:18
AndyWAndyW
238110
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I have found a 1954 paper in J. Am. Chem. Soc. which gives various temperatures in degrees but does not specify units.
A snippet of the introduction is:
Titanium reacts appreciably with fluorine above 150°…
If I were feeling charitable, I might excuse the "units are for wimps" attitude as reflecting a commonly understood standard for that publication at that time. Perhaps my searching was poor, but I couldn't find an ACS standard or style guide for the 1950s era.
Given the location and time, I would guess that the temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit, but I can't be sure they're not Celsius. Is there any reasonable way to determine which units the authors were actually using?
I don't have access to the full paper, just the first page at the link below.
Haendler et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1954, 76 (8), pp 2177–2178
DOI 10.1021/ja01637a038
temperature reference-request units
edited Apr 12 at 10:44
andselisk
19.7k665128
asked Apr 12 at 9:18
AndyWAndyW
238110
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I have found a 1954 paper in J. Am. Chem. Soc. which gives various temperatures in degrees but does not specify units.
A snippet of the introduction is:
Titanium reacts appreciably with fluorine above 150°…
If I were feeling charitable, I might excuse the "units are for wimps" attitude as reflecting a commonly understood standard for that publication at that time. Perhaps my searching was poor, but I couldn't find an ACS standard or style guide for the 1950s era.
Given the location and time, I would guess that the temperatures are in degrees Fahrenheit, but I can't be sure they're not Celsius. Is there any reasonable way to determine which units the authors were actually using?
I don't have access to the full paper, just the first page at the link below.
Haendler et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1954, 76 (8), pp 2177–2178
DOI 10.1021/ja01637a038
temperature reference-request units
temperature reference-request units
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These are degrees Celsius.
To prove that, you could search JACS for the publications of the same year/issue for the temperature-related physical constants such as melting point:
- Douglas et al. [1] lists m.p. of $ceLiF$ as $pu848 ± 1 ^circ$, whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu845 °C$.
- Yankwich et al. [2] lists m.p. of malonic acid as $pu140 ^circ$ whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu135 to 137 °C$.
You may find further examples, but even at this point it's fairly obvious what those temperature units are.
References
- Douglas, T. B.; Dever, J. L. Lithium Fluoride: Heat Content from 0 to 900°, the Melting Point and Heat of Fusion. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (19), 4826–4829. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01648a016.
- Yankwich, P. E.; Promislow, A. L. Intramolecular Carbon Isotope Effect in the Decarboxylation of Liquid Malonic Acid Near the Melting Point. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (18), 4648–4651. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01647a050.
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I don't see an easy way to determine this, without e.g. cross-referencing the data to some other source. However, maybe noteworthy is the fact that the next article in the journal (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (8), 2178–2179) is written by the same first author, H. M. Haendler. In that article, there is a table giving temperatures in degrees Celsius. It stands to reason that the author would have consistently used the same units in consecutive publications.
As a side note, a tip to access old ACS papers which are two pages long: You can get the first page free from the link you have, and the second page free from the link to the article immediately after it. (The first page of the next article being, of course, the second page of the previous article.)
answered Apr 12 at 10:42
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– James Gaidis
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@orthocresol: Good point. Yet, I'd say those 2-page papers are either notes or communications, to make it technically correct. :-)
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$begingroup$
These are degrees Celsius.
To prove that, you could search JACS for the publications of the same year/issue for the temperature-related physical constants such as melting point:
- Douglas et al. [1] lists m.p. of $ceLiF$ as $pu848 ± 1 ^circ$, whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu845 °C$.
- Yankwich et al. [2] lists m.p. of malonic acid as $pu140 ^circ$ whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu135 to 137 °C$.
You may find further examples, but even at this point it's fairly obvious what those temperature units are.
References
- Douglas, T. B.; Dever, J. L. Lithium Fluoride: Heat Content from 0 to 900°, the Melting Point and Heat of Fusion. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (19), 4826–4829. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01648a016.
- Yankwich, P. E.; Promislow, A. L. Intramolecular Carbon Isotope Effect in the Decarboxylation of Liquid Malonic Acid Near the Melting Point. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (18), 4648–4651. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01647a050.
answered Apr 12 at 10:40
andseliskandselisk
19.7k665128
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$begingroup$
These are degrees Celsius.
To prove that, you could search JACS for the publications of the same year/issue for the temperature-related physical constants such as melting point:
- Douglas et al. [1] lists m.p. of $ceLiF$ as $pu848 ± 1 ^circ$, whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu845 °C$.
- Yankwich et al. [2] lists m.p. of malonic acid as $pu140 ^circ$ whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu135 to 137 °C$.
You may find further examples, but even at this point it's fairly obvious what those temperature units are.
References
- Douglas, T. B.; Dever, J. L. Lithium Fluoride: Heat Content from 0 to 900°, the Melting Point and Heat of Fusion. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (19), 4826–4829. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01648a016.
- Yankwich, P. E.; Promislow, A. L. Intramolecular Carbon Isotope Effect in the Decarboxylation of Liquid Malonic Acid Near the Melting Point. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (18), 4648–4651. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01647a050.
answered Apr 12 at 10:40
andseliskandselisk
19.7k665128
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$begingroup$
These are degrees Celsius.
To prove that, you could search JACS for the publications of the same year/issue for the temperature-related physical constants such as melting point:
- Douglas et al. [1] lists m.p. of $ceLiF$ as $pu848 ± 1 ^circ$, whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu845 °C$.
- Yankwich et al. [2] lists m.p. of malonic acid as $pu140 ^circ$ whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu135 to 137 °C$.
You may find further examples, but even at this point it's fairly obvious what those temperature units are.
References
- Douglas, T. B.; Dever, J. L. Lithium Fluoride: Heat Content from 0 to 900°, the Melting Point and Heat of Fusion. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (19), 4826–4829. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01648a016.
- Yankwich, P. E.; Promislow, A. L. Intramolecular Carbon Isotope Effect in the Decarboxylation of Liquid Malonic Acid Near the Melting Point. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (18), 4648–4651. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01647a050.
answered Apr 12 at 10:40
andseliskandselisk
19.7k665128
$endgroup$
These are degrees Celsius.
To prove that, you could search JACS for the publications of the same year/issue for the temperature-related physical constants such as melting point:
- Douglas et al. [1] lists m.p. of $ceLiF$ as $pu848 ± 1 ^circ$, whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu845 °C$.
- Yankwich et al. [2] lists m.p. of malonic acid as $pu140 ^circ$ whereas currently Wikipedia lists $pu135 to 137 °C$.
You may find further examples, but even at this point it's fairly obvious what those temperature units are.
References
- Douglas, T. B.; Dever, J. L. Lithium Fluoride: Heat Content from 0 to 900°, the Melting Point and Heat of Fusion. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (19), 4826–4829. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01648a016.
- Yankwich, P. E.; Promislow, A. L. Intramolecular Carbon Isotope Effect in the Decarboxylation of Liquid Malonic Acid Near the Melting Point. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (18), 4648–4651. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01647a050.
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I don't see an easy way to determine this, without e.g. cross-referencing the data to some other source. However, maybe noteworthy is the fact that the next article in the journal (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (8), 2178–2179) is written by the same first author, H. M. Haendler. In that article, there is a table giving temperatures in degrees Celsius. It stands to reason that the author would have consistently used the same units in consecutive publications.
As a side note, a tip to access old ACS papers which are two pages long: You can get the first page free from the link you have, and the second page free from the link to the article immediately after it. (The first page of the next article being, of course, the second page of the previous article.)
answered Apr 12 at 10:42
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I like your trick! I mean tip.
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– James Gaidis
Apr 12 at 13:02
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@orthocresol: Good point. Yet, I'd say those 2-page papers are either notes or communications, to make it technically correct. :-)
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– Mathew Mahindaratne
Apr 12 at 19:19
add a comment |
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I don't see an easy way to determine this, without e.g. cross-referencing the data to some other source. However, maybe noteworthy is the fact that the next article in the journal (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (8), 2178–2179) is written by the same first author, H. M. Haendler. In that article, there is a table giving temperatures in degrees Celsius. It stands to reason that the author would have consistently used the same units in consecutive publications.
As a side note, a tip to access old ACS papers which are two pages long: You can get the first page free from the link you have, and the second page free from the link to the article immediately after it. (The first page of the next article being, of course, the second page of the previous article.)
answered Apr 12 at 10:42
orthocresol♦orthocresol
40.5k7117247
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I like your trick! I mean tip.
$endgroup$
– James Gaidis
Apr 12 at 13:02
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@orthocresol: Good point. Yet, I'd say those 2-page papers are either notes or communications, to make it technically correct. :-)
$endgroup$
– Mathew Mahindaratne
Apr 12 at 19:19
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I don't see an easy way to determine this, without e.g. cross-referencing the data to some other source. However, maybe noteworthy is the fact that the next article in the journal (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (8), 2178–2179) is written by the same first author, H. M. Haendler. In that article, there is a table giving temperatures in degrees Celsius. It stands to reason that the author would have consistently used the same units in consecutive publications.
As a side note, a tip to access old ACS papers which are two pages long: You can get the first page free from the link you have, and the second page free from the link to the article immediately after it. (The first page of the next article being, of course, the second page of the previous article.)
answered Apr 12 at 10:42
orthocresol♦orthocresol
40.5k7117247
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I don't see an easy way to determine this, without e.g. cross-referencing the data to some other source. However, maybe noteworthy is the fact that the next article in the journal (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1954, 76 (8), 2178–2179) is written by the same first author, H. M. Haendler. In that article, there is a table giving temperatures in degrees Celsius. It stands to reason that the author would have consistently used the same units in consecutive publications.
As a side note, a tip to access old ACS papers which are two pages long: You can get the first page free from the link you have, and the second page free from the link to the article immediately after it. (The first page of the next article being, of course, the second page of the previous article.)
answered Apr 12 at 10:42
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answered Apr 12 at 10:42
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I like your trick! I mean tip.
$endgroup$
– James Gaidis
Apr 12 at 13:02
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@orthocresol: Good point. Yet, I'd say those 2-page papers are either notes or communications, to make it technically correct. :-)
$endgroup$
– Mathew Mahindaratne
Apr 12 at 19:19
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I like your trick! I mean tip.
$endgroup$
– James Gaidis
Apr 12 at 13:02
$begingroup$
@orthocresol: Good point. Yet, I'd say those 2-page papers are either notes or communications, to make it technically correct. :-)
$endgroup$
– Mathew Mahindaratne
Apr 12 at 19:19
$begingroup$
I like your trick! I mean tip.
$endgroup$
– James Gaidis
Apr 12 at 13:02
$begingroup$
I like your trick! I mean tip.
$endgroup$
– James Gaidis
Apr 12 at 13:02
$begingroup$
@orthocresol: Good point. Yet, I'd say those 2-page papers are either notes or communications, to make it technically correct. :-)
$endgroup$
– Mathew Mahindaratne
Apr 12 at 19:19
$begingroup$
@orthocresol: Good point. Yet, I'd say those 2-page papers are either notes or communications, to make it technically correct. :-)
$endgroup$
– Mathew Mahindaratne
Apr 12 at 19:19
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