Dortmund Data Bank

Surface Tension of Hexadecane

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Component

Formula Molar Mass CAS Registry Number Name
C16H34 226.446 544-76-3 Hexadecane
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Data Table

T [K] P [kPa] Surface Tension [mN/m] State Reference
273.15   29.3200 Liquid Phase of VLE 4
283.15   28.4800 Liquid Phase of VLE 4
293.15   27.4000 Liquid 5
293.15   27.4200 Liquid 1
293.15   27.4900 Liquid 6
293.15   27.6400 Liquid Phase of VLE 4
293.15 101.300 27.4700 Liquid 3
303.15   26.6200 Liquid 1
303.15   26.7900 Liquid Phase of VLE 4
303.15 101.300 26.6200 Liquid 3
313.15   25.9500 Liquid Phase of VLE 4
313.15 101.300 25.7600 Liquid 3
323.15   25.1100 Liquid Phase of VLE 4
323.15 101.300 24.9100 Liquid 3
333.15   24.2700 Liquid Phase of VLE 4
333.15 101.300 24.0600 Liquid 3
343.15   23.4200 Liquid Phase of VLE 4
343.15 101.300 23.2000 Liquid 3
353.15   22.3400 Liquid 6
353.15   22.5800 Liquid Phase of VLE 4
353.15 101.300 22.3500 Liquid 3
363.15 101.300 21.4900 Liquid 3
373.15 101.300 20.6400 Liquid 3

List of References

Number Source
1 Koefoed J.; Villadsen J.V.: Chloroform-Carbon Tetrachloride, Benyene-Diphenylmethane and Heptane-Hexadecane. Acta Chem.Scand. 12 (1958) 1124-1135
2 Aveyard R.; Haydon D.A.: Thermodynamic Properties of Aliphatic Hydrocarbon/Water Interfaces.. Trans.Faraday Soc. 61 (1965) 2255-2261
3 Jasper J.J.; Kring E.V.: The isobaric surface tensions and thermodynamic properties of the surfaces of a series of n-alkanes, C5 to C18, 1-alkenes, C6 to C16, andof n-decylcyclopentane, n-decylcyclohexane and n-decylbenzene.. J.Phys.Chem. 59 (1955) 1019-1021
4 Jasper J.J.; Kerr E.R.; Gregorich F.: The orthobaric surface tensions and thermodynamic properties of the liquid surfaces of the n-alkanes, C5 to C18.. J.Am.Chem.Soc. 75 (1953) 5252-5254
5 Sanchez-Rubio M.; Gordillo B.; Rushforth D.S.: An inexpensive Du Nuoy tensiometer.. J.Chem.Educ. 60 (1983) 70-71
6 Korösi G.; Kovats E.S.: Density and Surface Tension of 83 Organic Liquids. J.Chem.Eng.Data 26 (1981) 323-332

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