Ethane (CH3CH3)

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DESCRIPTION (Ethane):
PHYSICAL CONSTANTS 
Molecular Weight: 30.07
CAS REGISTRY NUMBER: 74-84-0
Solid phase
Melting point, °C -183.3 
Latent heat of fusion (1,013 bar, at triple point), kJ/kg 94.98
Liquid phase
Liquid density (1.013 bar at boiling point) :  kg/m3 546.5
Liquid/gas equivalent (1.013 bar and 15 °C (59 °F)), vol/vol 432
Boiling point (1.013 bar), °C -88.7
Latent heat of vaporization (1.013 bar at boiling point), kJ/kg 488.76
Vapor pressure (at 21 °C or 70 °F), bar 38.3
Gaseous phase
Gas density (1.013 bar at boiling point), kg/m3 2.054 
Gas density (1.013 bar and 15 °C (59 °F)), kg/m3 1.282
Compressibility Factor (Z) (1.013 bar and 15 °C (59 °F)) 0.9912
Specific gravity (air = 1) (1.013 bar and 15 °C (59 °F)) 1.047
Specific volume (1.013 bar and 21 °C (70 °F)), m3/kg 0.799
Heat capacity at constant pressure (Cp) (1 bar and 25 °C (77 °F)), kJ/(mol.K) 0.053
Heat capacity at constant volume (Cv) (1 bar and 25 °C (77 °F)), kJ/(mol.K) 0.044
Ratio of specific heats (Gamma:Cp/Cv) (1 bar and 25 °C (77 °F))   1.19326
Viscosity (1.013 bar and 0 °C (32 °F)), cPs 0.00855 
Thermal conductivity (1.013 bar and 0 °C (32 °F)), mW/(m.K) 18
Miscellaneous
Solubility in water (1.013 bar and 20 °C (68 °F)), vol/vol 0.052
Autoignition temperature :  °C 515
Critical point
Critical temperature, °C 32.2
Critical pressure , bar 48.84 

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July 06, 2006

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