The excess molar enthalpies
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of nitrous oxide (N
2O)/hexane mixtures were measured in theliquid and supercritical region covering the whole concentration range. The
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values at308.15 K and 7.64 and 9.48 MPa and at 318.15 K and 12.27 and 15.00 MPa are moderatelypositive in the hexane-rich region and moderately negative in the N
2O-rich region. The
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values at 308.15 K and 12.27 and 15.00 MPa are moderately positive over the entire compositionrange. Large negative
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values are obtained at 318.15 K and 7.64 and 9.48 MPa. Thechanges observed in
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with temperature and pressure are discussed in terms of liquid-vaporequilibrium and critical constants for N
2O/hexane. The
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values for N
2O/hexane mixturesare also calculated using cubic equations of state (EOS) and the classical and Wong-Sandlermixing rules.