Atomic and nuclear properties of ethanol (C2H5OH)
QuantityValueUnits ValueUnits
<Z/A> 0.56437     
Specific gravity 0.7893 g cm-3   
Mean excitation energy 62.9 eV   
Minimum ionization 2.054 MeV g-1cm2 1.621 MeV cm-1
Nuclear collision length 57.0 g cm-2 72.25 cm
Nuclear interaction length 80.3 g cm-2 101.7 cm
Pion collision length 84.6 g cm-2 107.2 cm
Pion interaction length 112.2 g cm-2 142.2 cm
Radiation length 40.92 g cm-2 51.84 cm
Critical energy 92.14 MeV (for e-) 89.73 MeV (for e+)
Molière radius 9.42 g cm-2 11.93 cm
Plasma energy ωp 19.23 eV   
Muon critical energy 1178. GeV   
Melting point 159.0 K -114.1 C
Boiling point @ 1 atm 351.4 K 78.29 C
Index of refraction (Na D) 1.360     
Composition:
Elem ZAtomic frac* Mass frac
H
1
6.00
0.131269
C
6
2.00
0.521438
O
8
1.00
0.347294
* calculated from mass fraction data

For muons, dE/dx = a(E) + b(E) E. Tables of b(E): PDF TEXT
Table of muon dE/dx and Range: PDF TEXT
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