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'''Octane''' is an [[Realistic_models#Alkanes |alkane]] with the molecular formula C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>18</sub>.
'''Octane''' is an [[Realistic_models#Alkanes |alkane]] with the molecular formula C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>18</sub>.
==Critical properties==
The [[pressure]], [[temperature]] and density at the [[Critical points |critical point]] have been calculated for a [[virial equation of state]] using the [[TraPPE force field |TraPPE-UA]] [[Force fields | force field]], and are given in Table I of <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3486085  Andrew J. Schultz  and David A. Kofke "Virial coefficients of model alkanes", Journal of Chemical Physics '''133''' 104101 (2010)]</ref>.
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n-octane

Octane is an alkane with the molecular formula C8H18.

Critical properties

The pressure, temperature and density at the critical point have been calculated for a virial equation of state using the TraPPE-UA force field, and are given in Table I of [1].

References

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