Difference between revisions of "Pentane"

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A volatile, colorless hydrocarbon. Pentane is used as a blowing agent in plastics and as a Pesticide.

amyl hydride

Soluble in ethanol and most organic solvents. Insoluble in water.

G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 596

Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 7255

The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000

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 amyl hydride
-[[[SliderGallery rightalign|pentane.jpg~Chemical structure]]]
+== Risks ==
-== Other Properties ==
+* Highly flammable, dangerous fire explosion risk.  Flash point = -49 C.
+* Narcotic by inhalation.
+* Fisher Scientific: [https://beta-static.fishersci.com/content/dam/fishersci/en_US/documents/programs/education/regulatory-documents/sds/chemicals/chemicals-p/S25457.pdf SDS]
+==Physical and Chemical Properties==
 Soluble in ethanol and most organic solvents. Insoluble in water.
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 ! scope="row"| Melting Point
-| -129.7
+| -129.7 C
 |-
 ! scope="row"| Density
-| 0.62624
+| 0.62624 g/ml
 |-
 ! scope="row"| Molecular Weight
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 ! scope="row"| Boiling Point
-| 36.074
+| 36.074 C
 |}
-== Hazards and Safety ==
+==Resources and Citations==
-Highly flammable, dangerous fire explosion risk.  Flash point = -49 C.
-Narcotic by inhalation.
-[http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ipcsneng/neng0534.html International Chemical Safety Card]
-== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
 * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 596