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pentane

C5H12

Pentane has the molecular formula C5H12 and a molar mass of 72.15 g/mol, a melting point of -130 °C and a boiling point of 36 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaC5H12
Molar mass72.15 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass72.0939 g/mol
Melting point-130 °C
Boiling point36.05 °C
Density0.63 g/cm³
logP (octanol–water)3.4
Topological polar surface area0 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors0 / 0
Heavy atoms5
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Elemental composition

17 atoms across 2 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Carbon (C)583.24%
Hydrogen (H)1216.76%

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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.