Properties of palmitic acid
Thermophysical properties for palmitic acid (CAS: 57-10-3). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.
Calculation Conditions
The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.
Temperature
25 °C
Pressure
1.01325 bar
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Open CalculatorIdentification
- AtomsC: 16, H: 32, O: 2
- CAS57-10-3
- FormulaC16H32O2
- ID57-10-3
- InChIC16H32O2/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16(17)18/h2-15H2,1H3,(H,17,18)
- InChI KeyIPCSVZSSVZVIGE-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- IUPAC Namehexadecanoic acid
- Molecular Weight (kg)256.424
- Phases
- PubChem ID985
- SMILESCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)O
- Synonyms
Physical Properties
- Acentric factor0.9297
- Critical pressure (bar)15
- Critical temperature (°C)511.85
- Critical volume (m³/kmol)1.059
- Dipole moment
- Melting temperature (°C)61.8
- Normal boiling temperature (°C)351
State-dependent Properties
- API gravity47.4986
- Compressibility factor0.0118977
- Density (kg/m³)880.931
- Dynamic viscosity (cP)0
- Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)416.2
- Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)1.0672e+5
- Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)0
- Joule–Thomson coefficient
- Kinematic viscosity
- Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)0
- Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))0
- Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))460.7
- Molar volume (m³/kmol)0.291083
- Parachor1.3931e-4
- Poynting correction factor1.01341
- Prandtl number
- Saturation pressure (bar)1.0998e-7
- Saturation temperature (°C)353.988
- Solubility parameter1.7884e+4
- Specific enthalpy (kJ)0
- Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)0
- Specific gravity0.881798
- Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)1.79663
- Surface tension0.0316291
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal diffusivity
Safety Properties
- Autoignition temperature (°C)-273.15
- Flash point temperature (°C)192
- Lower flammability limit0.0182129
- Upper flammability limit0.170858
Environmental Properties
- Global warming potential
- Ozone depletion potential