Density of Common Alcohols
The density of alcohols varies depending on the specific type of alcohol and its molecular structure. In general, the density of alcohols typically ranges from 0.78 to 0.85 g/cm3 at room temperature.
The following table provides a comprehensive list of density values for various alcohols at 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Temperature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Methanol (CH4O) | 20 | 0.791 |
| Ethanol (C2H6O) | 20 | 0.789 |
| Propanol (C3H8O) | 20 | 0.804 |
| Butanol (C4H10O) | 20 | 0.810 |
| Pentanol (C5H12O) | 20 | 0.815 |
| Hexanol (C6H14O) | 20 | 0.819 |
| Heptanol (C7H16O) | 20 | 0.822 |
| Octanol (C8H18O) | 20 | 0.826 |
| Nonanol (C9H20O) | 20 | 0.830 |
| Decanol (C10H22O) | 20 | 0.830 |
| Undecanol (C11H24O) | 20 | 0.830 |
| Dodecanol (C12H26O) | 20 | 0.835 |
| Tridecanol (C13H28O) | 20 | 0.840 |
| Tetradecanol (C14H30O) | 20 | 0.835 |
| Pentadecanol (C15H32O) | 20 | 0.835 |
| Hexadecanol (C16H34O) | 50 | 0.819 |
| Heptadecanol (C17H36O) | 20 | 0.848 |
| Octadecanol (C18H38O) | 59 | 0.812 |
| Nonadecanol (C19H40O) | 25 | 0.853 |
| Eicosanol (C20H42O) | 20 | 0.840 |
| Docosanol (C22H46O) | 75 | 0.806 |
| Tetracosanol (C24H50O) | 25 | 0.867 |
| Hexacosanol (C26H54O) | 25 | 0.868 |
| Octacosanol (C28H58O) | 25 | 0.868 |
| Triacontanol (C30H62O) | 95 | 0.777 |
| Hentriacontanol (C31H64O) | 25 | 0.867 |
| Dotriacontanol (C32H66O) | 25 | 0.866 |
| Tetratriacontanol (C34H70O) | 25 | 0.864 |
| Pentatriacontanol (C35H72O) | 25 | 0.862 |
| Hexatriacontanol (C36H74O) | 25 | 0.861 |
| Heptatriacontanol (C37H76O) | 25 | 0.860 |
| Octatriacontanol (C38H78O) | 25 | 0.858 |
| Tetracontanol (C40H82O) | 25 | 0.856 |
Related Tables
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