Butane (data page)

Chemical data page

This page provides supplementary chemical data on n-butane.

Material Safety Data Sheet

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Structure and properties

Thermodynamic properties

The data about butane density over a range of temperature [−50; +50] °C^[4]

Vapor pressure of liquid

n-Butane: Table data obtained from CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 44th ed.

Vapor pressure of n-butane. From formula: ${\displaystyle \scriptstyle \log _{10}P_{mmHg}=6.83029-{\frac {945.90}{240.0+T}}}$ obtained from Lange's Handbook of Chemistry, 10th ed.

Spectral data

References

1. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 85th ed, pp 202
2. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 85th ed, pp 1148
3. Lange's Handbook of Chemistry 10th ed, pp. 1522–1524
4. Zivenko, Oleksiy (2019). "LPG Accounting Specificity During ITS Storage and Transportation". Measuring Equipment and Metrology. 80 (3): 21–27. doi:10.23939/istcmtm2019.03.021. ISSN 0368-6418. S2CID 211776025.

• "Multifunctional Green Alternative: Propane and Butane (properties)". Seminck. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 1 May 2007.

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• Except where noted otherwise, data relate to Standard temperature and pressure.
• Reliability of data general note.