Solid phase
Official name
Anthracene
Secondary names
Tricyclo[8.4.0.0]tetradeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13-heptaene
CAS number
120-12-7
Type
Family
molecular solid
Class
mixed molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Chemical composition
Formula
$C_{14}H_{10}$
Chemical formula
C14H10
Elemental formula
C14 H10
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
2.0
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$C_{14}H_{10}$ Anthracene molecule 1 1.0 1.0 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R=CH-R$ 10
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\eqslantgtr C-H$ 10
$\eqslantgtr C-C\eqslantless$ 9
$>C=C<$ 7
Class
molecular solids with apolar molecules (01)
Phase type
crystalline
Crystal system
monoclinic
Crystal class
prismatic
Crystal class symbol
2/m (C2h)
Crystal spacegroup
P2(1)/c
Molar mass
178.23 $g/mol$
Density
1.28 $g/cm^3$
State NTP
solid
Phase transitions
Phase transition type Other phases Temperature - Pressure
solid-liquid liquid 488.91 K
Pure color
colorless
Color
white
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