Density of Common Alkenes
The density of alkenes varies depending on their specific molecular composition. Generally, the density of alkenes is lower than that of water, as most alkenes have a density ranging from about 600 to 800 kg/m3.
The following table provides a curated list of density values for common alkenes at 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Temperature | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ethene (C2H4) | 0 | 1.252 |
| Propene (C3H6) | 25 | 1.745 |
| Butene (C4H8) | 20 | 620 |
| Pentene (C5H10) | 20 | 641 |
| Hexene (C6H12) | 20 | 673 |
| Heptene (C7H14) | 20 | 697 |
| Octene (C8H16) | 20 | 715 |
| Nonene (C9H18) | 20 | 743 |
| Decene (C10H20) | 20 | 740 |
| Undecene (C11H22) | 20 | 750 |
| Dodecene (C12H24) | 20 | 758 |
| Tridecene (C13H26) | 20 | 765 |
| Tetradecene (C14H28) | 20 | 775 |
| Pentadecene (C15H30) | 25 | 773 |
| Hexadecene (C16H32) | 20 | 781 |
| Heptadecene (C17H34) | 25 | 782 |
| Octadecene (C18H36) | 20 | 789 |
| Nonadecene (C19H38) | 25 | 782 |
| Eicosene (C20H40) | 30 | 786 |
| Heneicosene (C21H42) | 40 | 776 |
| Docosene (C22H44) | 40 | 783 |
| Tricosene (C23H46) | 40 | 789 |
| Tetracosene (C24H48) | 40 | 794 |
| Pentacosene (C25H50) | 40 | 798 |
| Hexacosene (C26H52) | 40 | 802 |
| Heptacosene (C27H54) | 40 | 805 |
| Octacosene (C28H56) | 40 | 808 |
| Nonacosene (C29H58) | 25 | 810 |
| Triacontene (C30H60) | 25 | 812 |
| Hentriacontene (C31H62) | 25 | 900 |
| Dotriacontene (C32H64) | 25 | 902 |
| Tritriacontene (C33H66) | 25 | 904 |
| Tetratriacontene (C34H68) | 25 | 905 |
| Pentatriacontene (C35H70) | 25 | 907 |
| Hexatriacontene (C36H72) | 25 | 909 |
| Heptatriacontene (C37H74) | 25 | 910 |
| Octatriacontene (C38H76) | 25 | 912 |
| Nonatriacontene (C39H78) | 25 | 914 |
| Tetracontene (C40H80) | 25 | 915 |
| Hentetracontene (C41H82) | 25 | 917 |
| Dotetracontene (C42H84) | 25 | 918 |
| Tritetracontene (C43H86) | 25 | 920 |
| Tetratetracontene (C44H88) | 25 | 921 |
| Pentatetracontene (C45H90) | 25 | 923 |
| Hexatetracontene (C46H92) | 25 | 924 |
| Heptatetracontene (C47H94) | 25 | 925 |
| Octatetracontene (C48H96) | 25 | 926 |
| Nonatetracontene (C49H98) | 25 | 927 |
| Pentacontene (C50H100) | 25 | 928 |
Related Tables
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