Properties of formic acid

Thermophysical properties for formic acid (CAS: 64-18-6). Use the selector below to view properties in different unit systems.

Calculation Conditions

The following state-dependent properties were calculated at these standard conditions.

Temperature

25 °C

Pressure

1.01325 bar

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Identification

  • Atoms
    C: 1, H: 2, O: 2
  • CAS
    64-18-6
  • Formula
    CH2O2
  • ID
    64-18-6
  • InChI
    CH2O2/c2-1-3/h1H,(H,2,3)
  • InChI Key
    BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • IUPAC Name
    methanoic acid
  • Molecular Weight (kg)
    46.0254
  • Phase
    l
  • PubChem ID
    284
  • SMILES
    C(=O)O
  • Synonyms

Physical Properties

  • Acentric factor
    0.3222
  • Critical pressure (bar)
    58.1
  • Critical temperature (°C)
    314.85
  • Critical volume (m³/kmol)
    0.1159
  • Dipole moment
    1.41
  • Melting temperature (°C)
    8.3
  • Normal boiling temperature (°C)
    101

State-dependent Properties

  • API gravity
    -16.1184
  • Compressibility factor
    0.00154998
  • Density (kg/m³)
    1213.72
  • Dynamic viscosity (cP)
    1.61156
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)
    433.509
  • Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)
    1.9952e+4
  • Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Joule–Thomson coefficient
    -4.3723e-7
  • Kinematic viscosity
    1.3278e-6
  • Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)
    0
  • Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))
    0
  • Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))
    60.7335
  • Molar volume (m³/kmol)
    0.0379209
  • Parachor
    1.6716e-5
  • Poynting correction factor
    1.00146
  • Prandtl number
    8.08921
  • Saturation pressure (bar)
    0.0573309
  • Saturation temperature (°C)
    100.886
  • Solubility parameter
    2.1466e+4
  • Specific enthalpy (kJ)
    0
  • Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)
    0
  • Specific gravity
    1.21492
  • Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)
    1.31957
  • Surface tension
    0.0375281
  • Thermal conductivity
    0.262888
  • Thermal diffusivity
    1.6414e-7

Safety Properties

  • Autoignition temperature (°C)
    525
  • Flash point temperature (°C)
    42
  • Lower flammability limit
    0.18
  • Upper flammability limit
    0.57

Environmental Properties

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