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Mr. Gervaise Le Bas on the 



Molecular Volumes of the normallParaffins. 



C "FT 



n 2n + 2' 



Compound. 



W. 



M.Y. 



Y/W. 



Methane, CH. A 



. 8 



38-4 



4800 



Ethane, C,H G 



14 



565 



4-040 



Propane, C 3 H 8 



20 



74-8 



3-740 



Butane, CJI l0 



26 



96-0 



3 693 



Pentane, C5~EI 12 



82 



117-8 



3681 



Hexane, C & R li 



38 



139-93 



3-6S2 



Heptane, C T H 16 , 



44 



162-56 



3 695 



Octane, C 8 H 18 



50 



186-26 



3 725 









09 



E 





















v /w 



4-10 



i 





















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 t 









The 



Norm 



^L Pfl 



RAFFIh 



S 





4-00 



1 



c 2 









C n 



"2tl+2 





























3-90 











































3-80 











































3-70 







< 3 



r 







c* 



Cs 













*£4 



c* 



Ce 











■5-An 























10 



50 



60 



20 30 40 



Number or H Equivalents 

 This curve is a much wider one and very regular. The 

 variation of V/W is at first very rapid, and then gradually 



