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Hexane mean free path

Hexane mean free path

Hexane mean free path

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I am looking for the mean free path of Hexane gas (at 0.7 bar 80 deg C) or a way of calculating it. If I knew the molecular diameter I could calculate it from that - but I have had no luck on the web as yet.

RE: Hexane mean free path


The collision diameter (kinetic theory) can be estimated from the thermophysical parameters as follows:

σ2 = (2/3)(M.R.T)0.5/(Nπ1.5η)

M= 86.18
R = 8.314×107
T = 353
π = 3.14
N = 6.02×1023
η = 7.85×10-5 taken from NIST

I got for the estimated collision diameter σ = 6.37 ×10-8 cm = 0.637 nm.

Of course, the collision diameter can be estimated by other methods. I don't know the accepted error % in all the estimates.

RE: Hexane mean free path


The estimated mean free path (kinetic theory, ideal gas) would then be 3.81×10-8m.

Please check my calculations.

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