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TABLE I PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF ORGANIC SOLVENTS AND DILUENTS *

NAME;
FORMULA
BOILING POINT OR BOILING RANGE
°c.
VAPOR PRESSURE
(mm. Hg at 20° C.)
FLASH POINT °F.
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 20/20° C.
MISCtBILITY AT 2O° C.*

In water
Water in

Petroleum ether
----
40-60
—
<o
0.63-0.67
Slight
None

Gasoline
_
60-120
—
<4o
0.66-0.68
Slight
None

Petroleum naphtha

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(petroleum spirits)
----
80-130
—
<40
0.68-0.78
Slight
None

V.M. and P, naphtha
—
100-160
__
20-50
0.74-0.76
Slight
None

Mineral spirits
—
150-200
—
90-100
0.77-0.80
Slight
None

Benzene
OH,
80
118*
<5-5
0.878
Slight
None

Toluene .
O&CHs
III
263
44-45
0.866
Slight (0.2)
None

Xylene
GHi(0«i
139
II»
80
0.862
Slight (0.05)
None

Tetralin
CioHia
205
<I3
1 80
0.972
Slight
None

Turpentine, gum spirits
CioHie
150-200
4.4
no
0.868
Slight
None

Turpentine, steam dis-

tilled
CioHie
150-175
4.4
"5
0.857
Slight
None

Dipentene
GEWCsKWC:(CHOCHi
170-200
2*
H5
0.853
Slight
None

Chloroform
CH3C1
61
160
Very high
1.498
Slight
None

Carbon tetrachloride
ecu
77
9i
Very high
1.629
Slight
None

Ethylene dichloride
CJEUCk
83-5
65-3
70
1.255
Slight (0.87)
Slight (0.16)

Methyl alcohol
CH8OH
64.5
98
60
0.792
Complete
Complete

Ethyl alcohol, anhy-

drous
QftOH
78-3
44
70
0.791
Complete
Complete

#-Butyl alcohol
C4H9OH
117.7
6
»s
0.811
Partial (7.7)
Partial (20.1)

Methyl acetate
CH3COOCH3
57-i
166
<4o
0.908
Partial (24.2)
Partial (8.2)

Ethyl acetate
CHaCOOQHfi
77.1
65
<4o
0.901
Partial (8.7)
Partial (3.3)

#-Butyl acetate
CH3COOC4H9
126.3
10
88
0.876
Slight (0.5)
Slight (1.8)

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