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formic acid

CH2O2

Formic acid has the molecular formula CH2O2 and a molar mass of 46.02 g/mol, a melting point of 8.3 °C and a boiling point of 100.7 °C.

Properties

Molecular formulaCH2O2
Molar mass46.025 g/mol
Exact (monoisotopic) mass46.00548 g/mol
Melting point8.25 °C
Boiling point100.7 °C
Density1.22 g/cm³
logP (octanol–water)-0.2
Topological polar surface area37.3 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors / acceptors1 / 2
Heavy atoms3
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Elemental composition

5 atoms across 3 elements, by mass.

ElementAtomsPercent by mass
Oxygen (O)269.52%
Carbon (C)126.10%
Hydrogen (H)24.38%

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Molar mass and elemental composition are computed from IUPAC 2021 conventional atomic weights. Formula, exact mass and the computed descriptors come from PubChem, which is US government work and in the public domain. Melting point, boiling point and density come from Wikidata under CC0. Properties with no figure shown are absent from those sources rather than zero.