Ethane facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ethane |
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Preferred IUPAC name
Ethane
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Dicarbane (never recommended)
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| Identifiers | |
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| EC number | 200-814-8 |
| MeSH | |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:42266 |
| RTECS number | KH3800000 |
| SMILES | CC |
| Beilstein Reference | 1730716 |
| Gmelin Reference | 212 |
| Properties | |
| Molecular formula | C2H6 |
| Molar mass | 30.07 g mol-1 |
| Appearance | Colorless gas |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Density |
544.0 kg/m−3 (liquid at -88,5 °C) |
| Melting point |
-183 °C, 90.4 K, -297 °F |
| Boiling point |
-89 °C, 184.6 K, -127 °F |
| Solubility in water | 56.8 mg L−1 |
| Vapor pressure | 3.8453 MPa (at 21.1 °C) |
| kH | 19 nmol Pa−1 kg−1 |
| Acidity (pKa) | 50 |
| Basicity (pKb) | -36 |
| -37.37·10−6 cm3/mol | |
| Thermochemistry | |
| Std enthalpy of formation ΔfH |
−84 kJ mol−1 |
| Std enthalpy of combustion ΔcH |
−1561.0–−1560.4 kJ mol−1 |
| Specific heat capacity, C | 52.49 J K−1 mol−1 |
| Hazards | |
| NFPA 704 |
4
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| Explosive limits | 2.9–13% |
| Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) | |
Ethane is an organic chemical compound with chemical formula C2H6.
At standard temperature and pressure, ethane is a colourless, odorless gas. It is isolated from natural gas, and as a byproduct of petroleum refining.
Its main use is in the chemical industry, to make ethylene by steam cracking.
At room temperature, the gas is flammable, and it explodes when mixed with air. When ethane is liquid, touching it causes a very serious frostbite.
Images for kids
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Molecular geometry of ethane based on rotational spectroscopy.
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A photograph of Titan's northern latitudes. The dark features are hydrocarbon lakes containing ethane
See also
In Spanish: Etano para niños
