Properties of glycolic acid
Thermophysical properties for glycolic acid (CAS: 79-14-1). 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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Open CalculatorIdentification
- AtomsC: 2, H: 4, O: 3
- CAS79-14-1
- FormulaC2H4O3
- ID79-14-1
- InChIC2H4O3/c3-1-2(4)5/h3H,1H2,(H,4,5)
- InChI KeyAEMRFAOFKBGASW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- IUPAC Name2-oxidanylethanoic acid
- Molecular Weight (kg)76.0514
- Phases
- PubChem ID757
- SMILESC(C(=O)O)O
- Synonyms
Physical Properties
- Acentric factor1.059
- Critical pressure (bar)73.1
- Critical temperature (°C)342.85
- Critical volume (m³/kmol)0.177
- Dipole moment
- Melting temperature (°C)79.5
- Normal boiling temperature (°C)100
State-dependent Properties
- API gravity-27.5979
- Compressibility factor0.00209386
- Density (kg/m³)1484.59
- Dynamic viscosity (cP)0
- Enthalpy of vaporization (mass) (kJ)1038
- Enthalpy of vaporization (molar) (kJ/kmol)7.8941e+4
- Gibbs free energy (kJ/kmol)0
- Joule–Thomson coefficient
- Kinematic viscosity
- Molar enthalpy (kJ/kmol)0
- Molar entropy (kJ/(kmol·K))0
- Molar heat capacity (kJ/(kmol·K))80.9939
- Molar volume (m³/kmol)0.0512273
- Parachor2.9358e-5
- Poynting correction factor1.00227
- Prandtl number
- Saturation pressure (bar)0.0150183
- Saturation temperature (°C)100.18
- Solubility parameter3.6871e+4
- Specific enthalpy (kJ)0
- Specific entropy (kJ/kg·K)0
- Specific gravity1.48605
- Specific heat capacity (kJ/kg·K)1.06499
- Surface tension0.0735487
- Thermal conductivity
- Thermal diffusivity
Safety Properties
- Autoignition temperature (°C)-273.15
- Flash point temperature (°C)-273.15
- Lower flammability limit0.0675676
- Upper flammability limit0.429975
Environmental Properties
- Global warming potential
- Ozone depletion potential