Chemical Name:Citric acid monohydrate
CAS No.: 5949-29-1
Molecular formula: C6H10O8
Molecular weight: 210.1388
Chemical properties: white crystalline powder, soluble in methanol, water, derived from ebony, sweet orange, lemon juice.
Description
Uses: It is mainly used as a sour agent for foods, and also used as a preparation for pharmaceutical cooling agents and detergent additives. Determination of bismuth, nitrite, oxygen and water, determination of aluminum, copper, mercury, nickel, oxygen and hydrazine, use as a sequestering agent, remove trace metals, prepare buffer solution, and measure blood potassium.
Melting point | -94 °C(lit.) |
Boiling point | 56 °C760 mm Hg(lit.) |
Density | 0.791 g/mL at 25 °C(lit.) |
Vapor density | 2 (vs air) |
Vapor Pressure | 184 mm Hg ( 20 °C) |
Refractive index | n20/D 1.359(lit.) |
Flash point | 1 °F |
Storage conditions | Store at RT. |
Solubility | H2O: soluble54% (w/w) at 10°C (Citric acid in water) |
form | Solid |
colour | White |
PH value | 1.85 (50g/l, H2O, 25℃) |
Water solubility | 1630 g/L (20 oC) |
Sensitivity | Hygroscopic |
Merck | 14,2326 |
stability | Stable. Incompatible with oxidizing agents, bases, reducing agents, nitrates. |
InChIKey | YASYEJJMZJALEJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
CAS database | 5949-29-1(CAS DataBase Reference) |
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