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 Coloured water (top) and perfluoroheptane (bottom). Perfluoroheptane is hydrophobic and is denser than water, so it sinks to the bottom and the animals pictured cannot penetrate it. | |
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| Preferred IUPAC name Hexadecafluoroheptane | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.005.812 |
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| Properties | |
| C7F16 | |
| Molar mass | 388.051 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | clear liquid[1] |
| Density | 1.706 g/cm3 |
| Boiling point | 80~82°C[1] |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in theirstandard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
Perfluoroheptane, C7F16, (usually referring to the straight chain molecule calledn-perfluoroheptane) is aperfluorocarbon.[2] It ishydrophobic (water-insoluble) andoleophobic (oil-insoluble). It is used indeacidification of paper as a medium carrying powderedmagnesium oxide.[3]
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