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Substance:  formaldehyde				Other Names: methanal; methylene oxide

Formula: CH2O						CAS-No.: 50-00-0

Study: uv absorption cross sections


Authors: C.A. Cantrell, J.A. Davidson, A.H. McDaniel, R.E. Shetter, J.G. Calvert

Title: Temperature-Dependent Formaldehyde Cross Sections in the Near-Ultraviolet Spectral Region

Journal/Source: J. Phys. Chem., 94, 3902-3908, (1990); DOI: 10.1021/j100373a008


Data: diagram, table

Energy/Wavelength range: 300 - 385 nm

Resolution: 0.007 nm

Temperature: 293 K

Temperature dependence: yes

Pressure/Concentration: CH2O concentration in N2 at 500 Torr

Phase: gas

pH:


Comments: The near-uv absolute absorption cross sections for formaldehyde have been measured as a function 
of temperature (223 - 293 K).

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