Ethane - C2H6

Ethane is a colourless, odourless and flammable gas that is used in the manufacturing of chemical intermediates. It occurs in natural gas.

Properties

  • Molecular weight:

    30.069 g/mol
  • Gaseous phase:

    Gas density (1.013 bar at boiling point): 2.054 kg/m3
    Gas density (1.014 bar and 15 °C and (59 °F)): 1.2822 kg/m3
  • Solid phase:

    Melting point: - 183.3 °C
  • Liquid phase:

    Boiling point (1.013): - 88.58 °C
    Liquid density (1.013 bar at boiling point): 543.83 kg/m3
  • Critical point:

    Critical temperature: 32.17 °C
    Critical pressure: 48.72 bar
    Critical density: 206.18 kg/m3