Surface Tension Components and Molecular Weight of Selected Liquids
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Trichloromethane (chloroform) | CHCl3 | 67-66-3 | 119.38 | 27.2 | 27.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Diiodomethane (methylene iodide) | CH2I2 | 75-11-6 | 267.84 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 0.0 | 0.01 | 0.0 |
Diiodomethane (methylene iodide) | CH2I2 | 75-11-6 | 267.84 | 50.8(5) | 49.0(5) | 1.8(5) | 0.01 | 0.0 |
Diiodomethane (methylene iodide) | CH2I2 | 75-11-6 | 267.84 | 50.8(6) | 44.1(6) | 6.7(6) | 0.01 | 0.0 |
Diiodomethane (methylene iodide) | CH2I2 | 75-11-6 | 267.84 | 50.8(12) | 48.5(12) | 2.3(12) | 0.01 | 0.0 |
Formamide (methanamide) | CH3NO | 75-12-7 | 45.04 | 58 | 39 | 19 | 2.28 | 39.6 |
Formamide (methanamide) | CH3NO | 75-12-7 | 45.04 | 58.2(5) | 36.0(5) | 22.2(5) | 2.28 | 39.6 |
Formamide (methanamide) | CH3NO | 75-12-7 | 45.04 | 57.9(7) | 34.3(7) | 23.5(7) | 2.28 | 39.6 |
Formamide (methanamide) | CH3NO | 75-12-7 | 45.04 | 58.2(12) | 39.5(12) | 18.7(12) | 2.28 | 39.6 |
Methanol (methyl alcohol) | CH4O | 67-56-1 | 32.04 | 22.5 | 18.2 | 4.3 | 0.06(10) | 77(10) |
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) | C2H6O | 64-17-5 | 46.07 | 21.4 | 18.8 | 2.6 | 0.02(10) | 68(10) |
Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) | C2H6OS | 67-68-5 | 78.13 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 0.5 | 32 |
Ethylene glycol | C2H6O2 | 107-21-1 | 62.07 | 48 | 29 | 19 | 3.0 | 30.1 |
Ethylene glycol | C2H6O2 | 107-21-1 | 62.07 | 48.8(7) | 32.8(7) | 16.0(7) | 3.0 | 30.1 |
Glycerol | C3H8O3 | 56-81-5 | 92.09 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 3.92 | 57.4 |
Glycerol | C3H8O3 | 56-81-5 | 92.09 | 63.4(5) | 40.6(5) | 22.8(5) | 3.92 | 57.4 |
Glycerol | C3H8O3 | 56-81-5 | 92.09 | 63.4(7) | 37.0(7) | 26.4(7) | 3.92 | 57.4 |
2-Butanone (methyl ethyl ketone) | C4H8O | 78-93-3 | 72.11 | 24.6 | 24.6 | - | - | 24(11) |
Tetrahydrofuran | C4H8O | 109-99-9 | 72.11 | 27.4 | 27.4 | - | - | 15.0(11) |
Ethyl acetate (ethyl ethanoate) | C4H8O2 | 141-78-6 | 88.11 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 |
Diethyl ether (ethoxyethane) | C4H10O | 60-29-7 | 74.12 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
2-Ethoxyethanol (ethylene glycol monoethyl ether) | C4H10O2 | 110-80-5 | 90.12 | 28.6(13) | 23.6(13) | 5.0(13) | - | - |
Benzene | C6H6 | 71-43-2 | 78.11 | 28.9 | 28.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.96 |
Cyclohexane | C6H12 | 110-82-7 | 84.16 | 25.2 | 25.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Toluene | C7H8 | 108-88-3 | 92.13 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.72 |
n-Heptane | C7H16 | 142-82-5 | 100.20 | 20.1 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
o-Xylene | C8H10 | 95-47-6 | 106.17 | 30.1 | 30.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.58 |
1-Bromonaphthalene | C10H7Br | 90-11-9 | 207.07 | 44.4 | 44.4 | 0.0 | - | - |
cis-Decahydrohaphthalene (cis-decalin) | C10H18 | 493-01-6 | 138.25 | 32.2 | 32.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Decane | C10H22 | 124-18-5 | 142.28 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 0.0 | - | - |
Hexadecane | C16H34 | 544-76-3 | 226.44 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Tricresyl phosphate | C21H21O4P | 1330-78-5(9) | 368.36 | 40.9(5) | 39.8(5) | 1.1(5) | - | - |
Tricresyl phosphate | C21H21O4P | 1330-78-5(9) | 368.36 | 40.9(8) | 39.7(8) | 1.2(8) | - | - |
Tricresyl phosphate | C21H21O4P | 1330-78-5(9) | 368.36 | 40.9(12) | 39.2(12) | 1.7(12) | - | - |
Water | H2O | 7732-18-5 | 18.02 | 72.8 | 21.8 | 51.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 |
Water | H2O | 7732-18-5 | 18.02 | 72.8(5) | 22.6(5) | 50.2(5) | 25.5 | 25.5 |
Water | H2O | 7732-18-5 | 18.02 | 72.8(6) | 22.1(6) | 50.7(6) | 25.5 | 25.5 |
(1) Choice of nomenclature is one of the
most difficult tasks in assembling any table of chemical data, especially
one containing a variety of hydrocarbons that have become widely known
by non-scientific names. We have generally used
IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry) nomenclature as the
primary name; synonyms in common use
are also included — sometimes these are shown as the primary name, depending
on common usage. In a very few cases, the IUPAC designation is quite technical,
and not widely used in industry, and so has been left out of this table entirely.
It
is always best to reference CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) numbers to make
sure the correct material is being evaluated.
(2) Thermophysical Properties of Chemicals and
Hydrocarbons, Carl L. Yaw, William Andrew, Norwich, NY, 2008, except as noted.
(3) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 85th
Edition, David R. Lide, ed., CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2004, except as noted.
(4) mJ/m2 (equivalent to dynes/cm) @
20oC (293.15 K): Interfacial Forces in Aqueous Media, 2nd
Edition, Carel J. van Oss, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2006, except as noted. Details on the polar/dispersion and acid/base components are
available from the original data sources.
(5) @ 20oC: Polymer Interface and
Adhesion, Souheng Wu, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 1982, p. 151; harmonic mean,
derived from contact angle data.
(6) @ 20oC: Polymer Interface and
Adhesion, Souheng Wu, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 1982, p. 151; harmonic mean,
derived from interfacial tension data.
(7) no temperature cited: A.F. Toussaint and P. Luner, in
Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion, K.L. Mittal, editor,
VSP, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1993, p. 385.
(8) @ 20oC: Polymer Interface and
Adhesion, Souheng Wu, Marcel Dekker, New York, NY, 1982, p. 153; derived from
contact angle data on poly(methyl methacrylate).
(10) Values estimated from total polarity and solubility in water,
Interfacial Forces in Aqueous Media, 2nd
Edition, Carel J. van Oss, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2006, p. 216.
(11) Estimated value from known minimum and maximum possible actual value,
Interfacial Forces in Aqueous Media, 2nd
Edition, Carel J. van Oss, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, 2006, p. 277.
(12) @ 20oC: J.R. Dann,
J. Adhsn. Sci. Tech., 21, 961 (2007).
(13) @ 25oC: J.R. Dann,
J. Coll. Interface Sci, 32, 961 (1970).