Acetic Acid

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Property Summary

Autoignition Temperature:
    867 deg F (463 deg C)

Boiling Point:
    117.9 deg C

Density Specific Gravity:
    1.0446 g/cu cm at 25 deg C

Flash Point:
    103 deg F (39 deg C) Closed cup
    112 deg F (open cup); 104 deg F (closed cup)

Melting Point:
    16.635 deg C

Molecular Formula:
    C2-H4-O2

Molecular Weight:
    60.052

PH:
    Aqueous solution 1.0 molar = 2.4; 0.1 molar = 2.9; 0.01 molar = 3.4

Solubilities:
    Miscible with water
    Miscible with ethanol, ethyl ether, acetone, benzene; soluble in carbon tetrachloride, carbon disulfide
    Miscible with glycerol; insoluble in carbon disulfide

Vapor Density:
    2.07 (Air = 1)

Vapor Pressure:
    15.7 mm Hg at 25 deg C /Extrapolated/

Viscosity:
    1.056 mPa-s at 25 deg C

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