This page provides supplementary chemical data on Hexafluoroethane.

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Structure and properties

Structure and properties
Index of refraction, nD?
Abbe number?
Dielectric constant, εr? ε0 at ? °C
Bond strength?
Bond length?
Bond angle?
Magnetic susceptibility?
Acentric factor0.257
Compressibility factor0.9875 at 15 °C
Dipole moment0.0 D
Viscosity13.64 μPa.s at 0 °C
Viscosity14.4 μPa.s at 25 °C
Thermal conductivity13.47 mW/(m.K) at 0 °C

Thermodynamic properties

Phase behavior
Triple point173.08 K (-100.07 °C), 26.60 kPa
Critical point293 K (19.9 °C), 3082 kPa, 4.51 mol/dm3
Std enthalpy change of fusion, ΔfusHo? kJ/mol
Std entropy change of fusion, ΔfusSo? J/(mol·K)
Std enthalpy change of vaporization, ΔvapHo16.150 kJ/mol
Std entropy change of vaporization, ΔvapSo82.88 J/(mol·K)
Solid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHosolid? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Sosolid? J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp? J/(mol K)
Liquid properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHoliquid? kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Soliquid250.54 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp131.29 J/(mol K)
Gas properties
Std enthalpy change of formation, ΔfHogas-1343.90 kJ/mol
Standard molar entropy, Sogas332.09 J/(mol K)
Heat capacity, cp106.3 J/(mol K)

Spectral data

UV-Vis
λmax? nm
Extinction coefficient, ε?
IR
Major absorption bands0.1250, 0.2410, 0.4820, 0.9640, 1.9290 cm−1
NMR
Proton NMR
Carbon-13 NMR
Other NMR data
MS
Masses of main fragments