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Acetamide Mineral Data
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General Acetamide Information
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Chemical Formula: |
CO(CH3)(NH2) |
Composition: |
Molecular Weight = 59.07 gm |
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Hydrogen 8.53 % H |
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Carbon 40.67 % C |
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Nitrogen 23.71 % N |
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Oxygen 27.09 % O |
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100.00 % |
Empirical Formula: |
CO(CH3)(NH2) |
IMA Status: |
Approved IMA 1975 |
Locality: |
Russia, L'vov-Volynskii Basin Link to MinDat.org Location Data. |
Name Origin: |
For ACETic acid and AMIDE, for ammonia in its composition. |
Name Pronunciation: |
Acetamide + Pronunciation |
Synonym: |
Ethanamide |
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Acetamide Crystallography
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Axial Ratios: |
a:c = 1:1.18006 |
Cell Dimensions: |
a = 11.44, c = 13.5, Z = 18; V = 1,530.09 Den(Calc)= 1.15 |
Crystal System: |
Trigonal - Ditrigonal Pyramidal H-M Symbol (3m) Space Group: R 3c |
X Ray Diffraction: |
By Intensity(I/Io): 5.7(1), 3.54(0.91), 2.86(0.78), |
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Physical Properties of Acetamide
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Color: |
Colorless, Gray. |
Density: |
1.17 |
Diaphaneity: |
Transparent to Translucent |
Hardness: |
1-1.5 - Talc or a little harder |
Streak: |
white |
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Optical Properties of Acetamide
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Optical Data: |
Uniaxial (-), e=1.46, w=1.495, bire=0.0350. |
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Calculated Properties of Acetamide
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Electron Density: |
Bulk Density (Electron Density)=1.25 gm/cc note: Specific Gravity of Acetamide =1.15 gm/cc. |
Fermion Index: |
Fermion Index = 0.24 Boson Index = 0.76 |
Photoelectric: |
PEAcetamide = 0.23 barns/electron U=PEAcetamide x rElectron Density= 0.29 barns/cc. |
Radioactivity: |
GRapi = 0 (Gamma Ray American Petroleum Institute Units) Acetamide is Not Radioactive |
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Acetamide Classification
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Dana Class: |
50.04.07.01 (50)Salts of Organic Acids |
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(50.04)with miscellaneous formulae |
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(50.04.07)Dana Group |
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50.04.07.01 Acetamide CO(CH3)(NH2) R 3c 3m |
Strunz Class: |
10.AA.20 10 - ORGANIC COMPOUNDS |
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10.A - Salts of Organic Acids |
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10.AA -Formates, Acetates, etc. |
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10.AA.20 Acetamide CO(CH3)(NH2) R 3c 3m |
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Other Acetamide Information
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References: |
NAME( Dana8) PHYS. PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) OPTIC PROP.(Enc. of Minerals,2nd ed.,1990) |
See Also: |
Links to other databases for Acetamide :
1 - Am. Min. Crystal Structure Database
2 - Athena
3 - EUROmin Project
4 - Ecole des Mines de Paris
5 - GeoScienceWorld
6 - Google Images
7 - Google Scholar
8 - Handbook of Mineralogy (MinSocAm)
9 - Handbook of Mineralogy (UofA)
10 - MinDAT
11 - Mineralienatlas (Deutsch)
12 - Online Mineral Museum
13 - QUT Mineral Atlas
14 - Ruff.Info
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Acetamide
CO(CH3)(NH2)
Dana No: 50.04.07.01 Strunz No: 10.AA.20
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