Liquid phase
Official name
liquid Ethane
Class
non polar molecular liquid
Compound type
liquid
Phase type
liquid
Formula
$C_2H_6$
Chemical formula
C2H6
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Mole fraction State Relevance
$C_2H_6$ Ethane molecule 1.0 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-CH_3$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq C-H$ 6
$\geq C-C \leq$ 1
Molar mass
30.07 $g/mol$
Density
0.5446 (-89°C; 184 K)) $g/cm^3$
State NTP
gas
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
triple point solid-liquid-gas solid Ethane I and gas 90.34 +/- 0.01 K (0.011 +/- 0.001 mbar)
Pure color
colorless
Diaphaneity
transparent