Vapour pressures of 2-methylbutane determined using comparative ebulliometry

doi:10.1016/S0021-9614(05)80149-1

The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics

Volume 23, Issue 12, December 1991, Pages 1163-1168

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The vapour pressure of 2-methylbutane between 255 K and 323 K has been obtained from comparative ebulliometric measurements. Our results have been combined with those already published to obtain a correlation for the vapour pressure from 255 K to the critical temperature.

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Vapour pressures of 2-methylbutane determined using comparative ebulliometry

J. Chem. Thermodynamics

J. Chem. Thermodynamics

Cryogenics

J. Chem. Thermodynamics

J. Res. Nat. Bur. Std.

J. Chem. Eng. Data

Ind. Eng. Chem.

Experimental Thermodynamics, Volume II, Experimental Thermodynamics of Non-reacting Fluids