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A Physical Property Data[1][2][3][15][27]

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 MW (g/mol) BP (C) (g/mL) Cp (J/mol-K) Hvap(kJ/mol) G (J/kmol) S (J/mol-K) pH Hf (kJ/mol)

C2H4O acetic acid 60.05 118.1 1.049 123.1 23.7 -0.000003746 159.8 2 -484

C5H12O isoamyl alcohol 88.15 132 0.81 209.97 44.07 -0.00000145 ----- 7 -356

C7H14O isoamyl acetate 130.18 142 0.876 248.5 48 ----- ----- 7 -558.69

H2O water 18.02 100 1 75.3 40.65 -0.00002731 70 7 -285.83

H2SO4 sulfuric acid 98.08 270 1.84 136.65 509 ----- 156.9 Acidic -----

acetic acid isoamyl alcohol isoamyl acetate water sulfuric acid

Solubility cold and hot water, diethyl ether Acetone methanol, diethyl ether, cold and hot water methanol, diethyl ether, acetone partially in hot or cold water N/A cold water, ethyl alcohol

a 4.68206 7.1776 5.08047 4.6543

Antoine's
b 1642.54 1314.56 1932.043 1435.264 c -39.764 168.16 -28.698 -64.848

T (K) 290-391 310-411 314-367 256-373

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