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pentane (dict)
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Pentane | big>Pentane | | gcolor="#a0ffa0" colspan="2"| General | | lign="left"| Molecular formula | C5H12 | | lign="left"| CAS number | 109-66-0 | | lign="left"| EC number | 203-692-4 | | gcolor="#a0ffa0" colspan="2"| Physical characteristics | | lign="left"| Appearance | Colourless liquid | | lign="left"| Melting point | 143 K (-130 Celsius) | | lign="left"| Boiling point | 308 K (35-36 Celsius) | | lign="left"| Vapour density | 2.48 | | lign="left"| Vapour pressure | 428 mm Hg at 20 Celsius | | lign="left"| Specific gravity | 0.626 | | lign="left"| Flash point | -49 Celsius | | lign="left"| Explosion limits | 1.4 % - 8.3 % | | lign="left"| Autoignition temperature | 260 Celsius | | lign="left"| Evaporation rate | 28.6 (butyl acetate = 1) | Pentane (also known as amyl hydride or skellysolve) is an alkane hydrocarbon with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)3CH3. External links
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