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Minimum Sparking Potential For Various Gases 5
Minimum Sparking Potential For Various Gases 5
Vs min pd at Vs min
Gas
[V] [torr cm]
Air 327 (352) 0.567(0.55)
Ar 137 0.9
H2 273 1.15
Ne (245) (4.0)
He 156 (155) 4.0
CO2 420 0.51 (0.57)
N2 251 (240) 0.67 (0.65)
N2O 418 0.5
O2 450 0.7
SF6 (507) (0.26)
SO2 457 0.33
H2S 414 0.6
data from Naidu, p.27
(data) from High Voltage Engineering, C. L. Wadhwa, Table 1.1, p. 13