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Fluid
Sound
Speed
Table
Substance
Form Index
Specific Gravity
Sound Speed
m/sec.
v/°C - m/s/°C
∆
Glycerol
C
3
H
8
O
3
1.26
1904
2.2
Glycol
C
2
H
6
O
2
1.113
1658
2.1
Helium (45)
He
4
0.125(-268.8ºC)
183
Heptane (22,23)
C
7
H
16
0.684 (20ºC)
1131
4.25
n-Heptane (29,33)
C
7
H
16
0.684 (20ºC)
1180
4.0
Hexachloro-Cyclopentadiene(47)
C
5
Cl
6
1.7180
1150
Hexadecane (23)
C
16
H
34
0.773 (20ºC)
1338
3.71
Hexalin
C
6
H
12
O
0.962
1454
3.6
Hexane (16,22,23)
C
6
H
14
0.659
1112
2.71
n-Hexane (29,33)
C
6
H
14
0.649 (20ºC)
1079
4.53
2,5-Hexanedione
C
6
H
10
O
2
0.729
1399
3.6
n-Hexanol
C
6
H
14
O
0.819
1300
3.8
Hexahydrobenzene (15)
C
6
H
12
0.779
1248
5.41
Hexahydrophenol
C
6
H
12
O
0.962
1454
3.6
Hexamethylene (15)
C
6
H
12
0.779
1248
5.41
Hydrogen (45)
H
2
0.071 (-256ºC)
1187
2-Hydroxy-toluene (46)
C
7
H
8
O
1.047 (20ºC)
1541
3-Hydroxy-tolune (46)
C
7
H
8
O
1.034 (20ºC)
1500
Iodo-benzene (46)
C
6
H
5
I
1.823
1114
Iodo-ethane (46)
C
2
H
5
I
1.950 (20ºC)
876
Iodo-methane
CH
3
I
2.28 (20ºC)
978
Isobutyl acetate (22)
C
6
H
12
O
1180
4.85
Isobutanol
C
4
H
10
O
0.81 (20ºC)
1212
Iso-Butane
1219.8
Isopentane (36)
C
5
H
12
0.62 (20ºC)
980
4.8
Isopropanol (46)
C
3
H
8
O
0.785 (20ºC)
1170
Isopropyl alcohol (46)
C
3
H
8
O
0.785 (20ºC)
1170
Kerosene
0.81
1324
3.6
Ketohexamethylene
C
6
H
10
O
0.948
1423
4.0
Lithium fluoride (42)
LiF
2485
1.29
Mercury (45)
Hg
13.594
1449
Mesityloxide
C
6
H
16
O
0.85
1310
Methane (25,28,38,39)
CH
4
0.162
405(-89.15ºC)
17.5
Methanol (40,41)
CH
4
O
0.791 (20ºC)
1076
2.92
Methyl acetate
C
3
H
6
O
2
0.934
1211
o-Methylaniline (46)
C
7
H
9
N
0.999 (20ºC)
1618
4-Methylaniline (46)
C
7
H
9
N
0.966 (45ºC)
1480
Methyl alcohol (40,44)
CH
4
O
0.791 (20ºC)
1076
2.92
Methyl benzene (16,52)
C
7
H
8
0.867
1328
4.27
2-Methyl-butane (36)
C
5
H
12
0.62 (20ºC)
980
Methyl carbinol
C
2
H
6
O
0.789
1207
4.0
Methyl-chloroform (47)
C
2
H
3
Cl
3
1.33
985
Methyl-cyanide
C
2
H
3
N
0.783
1290
3-Methyl cyclohexanol
C
7
H
14
O
0.92
1400