Pentane (data page)
Template:Short description This page provides supplementary chemical data on n-pentane.
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Structure and properties
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| Index of refraction,[1] nD | 1.3575 at 20 °C |
| Abbe number | ? |
| Dielectric constant,[2] εr | 1.844 ε0 at 20 °C |
| Bond strength | ? |
| Bond length | ? |
| Bond angle | ? |
| Magnetic susceptibility | ? |
| Surface tension[3] | 18.16 dyn/cm at 0 °C 17.03 dyn/cm at 10 °C 15.82 dyn/cm at 20 °C 14.73 dyn/cm at 30 °C 13.66 dyn/cm at 40 °C |
| Viscosity[4] | 0.2894 mPa·s at 0 °C 0.2395 mPa·s at 20 °C 0.2200 mPa·s at 30 °C |
Thermodynamic properties
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| Triple point | 143.46 K (–128.69 °C), 0.076 Pa |
| Critical point | 469.8 K (196.7 °C), 3360 kPa |
| Std enthalpy change of fusion, ΔfusH |
8.4 kJ/mol |
| Std entropy change of fusion, ΔfusS |
58.5 J/(mol·K) |
| Std enthalpy change of vaporization, ΔvapH |
26.200 kJ/mol at 25 °C 25.79 kJ/mol at 36.1 °C |
| Std entropy change of vaporization, ΔvapS |
87.88 J/(mol·K) at 25 °C |
| Template:Chembox header | Solid properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfH |
? kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy, S |
? J/(mol K) |
| Heat capacity, cp | ? J/(mol K) |
| Template:Chembox header | Liquid properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfH |
–173.5 kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy, S |
263.47 J/(mol K) |
| Enthalpy of combustion, ΔcH |
–3509 kJ/mol |
| Heat capacity, cp | 167.19 J/(mol K) at 25 °C |
| Template:Chembox header | Gas properties | |
| Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfH |
–146.8 kJ/mol |
| Standard molar entropy, S |
347.82 J/(mol K) |
| Enthalpy of combustion, ΔcH |
–3535 kJ/mol |
| Heat capacity, cp | 120.07 J/(mol K) at 25 °C |
Vapor pressure of liquid
| Template:Chembox header | P in mm Hg | 1 | 10 | 40 | 100 | 400 | 760 | 1520 | 3800 | 7600 | 15200 | 30400 | 45600 |
| Template:Chembox header | T in °C | –76.6 | –50.1 | –29.2 | –12.6 | 18.5 | 36.1 | 58.0 | 92.4 | 124.7 | 164.3 | — | — |
Table data obtained from CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 47th ed.Template:Clear

Spectral data
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| λmax | ? nm |
| Extinction coefficient, ε | ? |
| Template:Chembox header | IR | |
| Major absorption bands | 2881, 2940, 2965 cm−1 [6] |
| Template:Chembox header | NMR | |
| Proton NMR | |
| Carbon-13 NMR | |
| Other NMR data | |
| Template:Chembox header | MS | |
| Masses of main fragments |
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References
- ↑ Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed. pp. 1234–1237
- ↑ Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed. pp. 1289–1376
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- ↑ Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed. pp. 1669–1674
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