Ethylene Oxide

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Property Summary

Autoignition Temperature:
    804 deg F (429 deg C)

Boiling Point:
    10.6 deg C

Density Specific Gravity:
    0.882 at 10 deg C/10 deg C

Flash Point:
    -20 deg F (-29 deg C) (closed cup)
    -18 deg C (open cup)

Melting Point:
    -111.7 deg C

Molecular Formula:
    C2-H4-O

Molecular Weight:
    44.052

Solubilities:
    Soluble in benzene, acetone, ethanol, ether
    Miscible with... carbon tetrachloride.
    Miscible with water

Vapor Density:
    1.49

Vapor Pressure:
    1,310 mm Hg at 25 deg C (extrapolated)

Viscosity:
    9.45X10-3 mPa.s (25 deg C, gas) and 0.254 mPa.s (10 deg C, liquid)

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