The melting point of phenol is 41 degrees Celsius. The boiling point of phenol is 182 degrees Celsius. Phenol's molar mass is 94.1 g/mol.
It has a density of 1.07 g/cm3. Phenol is moderately soluble in water. About 8 g of phenol will dissolve in 100 ml of water. Phenol is an organic compound and has molecular formula C6H5OH. It consists of a phenyl group bonded with a hydroxyl group.Phenol is considered weakly acidic. It is still over 1 million times more acidic than alcohols. Phenol can be very dangerous to humans. It is very toxic and it is extremely irritable to the skin. Contact with phenol will result in a rash and be painful. It is corrosive to the eyes, respiratory tract, and skin. Prolonged skin exposure can result in dermatitis or third degree burns. Other affects of phenol on humans are heart damage resulting in coma or seizures, as well as damage to the kidneys and liver. There is no evidence so far that phenol is a cancer causing agent in humans.
Phenol exposed to humans in large quantities can be very devastating. Even if only on a small area of the body, phenol exposure can reach lengths of paralysis to the central nervous system and severe drop in body temperature. Phenol injection of only one gram will cause instantaneous death. Although phenol is very dangerous to humans, it can be found in many lip balms. The chemicals in the lip balm are not addictive in nature but lip balm becomes an addiction because most are intended to actually dry out the skin more over time. This makes the consumer use more lip balm which can be damaging because phenol is intended to irritate the skin.
Phenol was previously extracted from coal tar. This was a long, lengthy process. It was not easy to do this. Nowadays we are able to extract phenol in a lab. Scientists can create phenol very easily and use it for whatever needs. The most common use of phenol now is in plastics. It is often used as a precursor to plastic production with other molecules.
It has a density of 1.07 g/cm3. Phenol is moderately soluble in water. About 8 g of phenol will dissolve in 100 ml of water. Phenol is an organic compound and has molecular formula C6H5OH. It consists of a phenyl group bonded with a hydroxyl group.Phenol is considered weakly acidic. It is still over 1 million times more acidic than alcohols. Phenol can be very dangerous to humans. It is very toxic and it is extremely irritable to the skin. Contact with phenol will result in a rash and be painful. It is corrosive to the eyes, respiratory tract, and skin. Prolonged skin exposure can result in dermatitis or third degree burns. Other affects of phenol on humans are heart damage resulting in coma or seizures, as well as damage to the kidneys and liver. There is no evidence so far that phenol is a cancer causing agent in humans.
Phenol exposed to humans in large quantities can be very devastating. Even if only on a small area of the body, phenol exposure can reach lengths of paralysis to the central nervous system and severe drop in body temperature. Phenol injection of only one gram will cause instantaneous death. Although phenol is very dangerous to humans, it can be found in many lip balms. The chemicals in the lip balm are not addictive in nature but lip balm becomes an addiction because most are intended to actually dry out the skin more over time. This makes the consumer use more lip balm which can be damaging because phenol is intended to irritate the skin.
Phenol was previously extracted from coal tar. This was a long, lengthy process. It was not easy to do this. Nowadays we are able to extract phenol in a lab. Scientists can create phenol very easily and use it for whatever needs. The most common use of phenol now is in plastics. It is often used as a precursor to plastic production with other molecules.