Table 1 Surface areas of various molecules (in Å2) obtained from the various models of Van der Waals (VDW), Redlich–Kwong (R–K) and Kiselev models.
Molecule | VDW | Kiselev | Cylindrical | R-K | Spherical | Geometrical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C5H12 | 47.0 | 45 | 39.3 | 36.8 | 36.4 | 32.9 |
C6H14 | 52.7 | 51.5 | 45.5 | 41.3 | 39.6 | 40.7 |
C7H16 | 59.2 | 57 | 51.8 | 46.4 | 42.7 | 48.5 |
C8H18 | 64.9 | 63 | 58.1 | 50.8 | 45.7 | 56.2 |
C9H20 | 69.6 | 69 | 64.4 | 54.5 | 48.7 | 64.0 |
C10H22 | 74.4 | 75 | 70.7 | 58.2 | 51.7 | 71.8 |