Updated 08/11/04
| Food | Organic Acid |
|---|---|
| cranberries | benzoic acid |
| grapes | tartaric acid |
| citrus fruits | citric acid |
| sour milk | lactic acid |
| rhubarb | oxalic acid |
| green apples | malic acid |
| tea | tannic acid |
| Model | Molecular Formula | Name | Shape |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCl | hydrogen chloride | linear | |
| H2O | water | bent or V-shaped | |
| H2O2 | hydrogen peroxide | - | |
| NH3 | ammonia | trigonal pyramid | |
| CH4 | methane | tetrahedral | |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide | linear | |
| CCl4 | carbon tetrachloride | tetrahedral | |
| C2H6 | ethane | - | |
| C2H4 | ethene | - | |
| C2H2 | ethyne | linear | |
| HCN | hydrogen cyanide | linear | |
| HBrO | hypobromous acid | V-shaped | |
| CH3Br | bromomethane or methyl bromide | tetrahedral | |
| OCl2 | oxygen dichloride | V-shaped | |
| CH2O | methanal or formaldehyde | trigonal planar | |
| CH4O | methanol or methyl alcohol | - | |
| C6H12 | cyclohexane | - | |
| C6H6 | benzene | planar |
| Ester | Odor |
|---|---|
| ethyl butyrate | pineapple |
| ethyl formate | rum |
| methyl butyrate | apple |
| methyl salicylate | wintergreen |
| octyl acetate | orange |
| pentyl acetate | banana |
| pentyl butyrate | apricot |
| Hydrocarbon | Formula | Heat of Combustion(kJ/mol) | Heat of Combustion(kJ/g) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methane | CH4 | 890 | 55.6 |
| Ethane | C2H6 | 1560 | - |
| Propane | C3H8 | 2200 | 50.0 |
| Butane | C4H10 | 2859 | - |
| Pentane | C5H12 | 3510 | - |
| Hexane | C6H14 | 4141 | 48.2 |
| Heptane | C7H16 | 4817 | 48.2 |
| Octane | C8H18 | 5450 | 47.8 |