Properties of ethene

Thermophysical properties for ethene (CAS: 74-85-1). 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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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 2, H: 4
  • CAS
    74-85-1
  • Formula
    C2H4
  • ID
    74-85-1
  • InChI
    C2H4/c1-2/h1-2H2
  • InChI Key
    VGGSQFUCUMXWEO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    ethene
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    28.0532
  • Phase
    g
  • PubChem ID
    6325
  • SMILES
    C=C
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.0866
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    50.418
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    9.2
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.130945
  • Dipole moment
    0
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    -169.1
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    -103.771

State-dependent Properties

  • Compressibility factor
    1
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1.14665
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    0.0103185
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    0
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    2.0436e-13
  • Kinematic viscosity
    8.9988e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    42.8533
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    24.4654
  • Parachor
  • Poynting correction factor
  • Prandtl number
    0.690251
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    72.9542
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    -103.771
  • Solubility parameter
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    0.968091
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.52757
  • Surface tension
    0
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.0228355
  • Thermal diffusivity
    1.3037e-5

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    440
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    -273.15
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.023
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.36

Environmental Properties

  • Global warming potential
  • Ozone depletion potential

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