C2H6O Properties — Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol) Thermophysical Data

Ethanol (C2H6O) thermophysical properties including boiling point, density, heat capacity, vapor pressure, and units at stated conditions. C2H6O can also describe dimethyl ether.

Overview

Engineering reference data for Ethanol Ethyl Alcohol Properties C2H6O in chemistry.

Key Formulas

Ideal Gas Law

$PV = nRT$

Pressure × Volume = moles × gas constant × temperature.

Molarity

$M = \frac{n}{V}$

Moles of solute per liter of solution.

pH

$pH = -\log_{10}[H^+]$

Measure of acidity.

Variables

Symbol	Description	Unit
$P$	Pressure	Pa
$V$	Volume	m³
$n$	Moles	mol
$R$	Gas constant	8.314 J/(mol·K)

Ethanol (ethyl alcohol, C₂H₅OH) is a versatile compound with wide-ranging applications. Below is a comprehensive data table of its key thermophysical properties, with values typically provided for the liquid phase at standard conditions (25°C / 77°F / 298 K and 1 bara) unless otherwise specified.

Phase Behavior and Critical Point

Ethanol is a liquid under standard conditions. However, it exists in different phases depending on temperature and pressure:

Phase Diagram: Ethanol exhibits typical phase behavior. The curve between its triple point (150

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