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| COMMON NAME | : | Glycolic acid |
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| FORMULA | : | C2H4O3 MOL.WT (average) : 76.051 |
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| PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES |
| MELTING POINT | : | 80  C |
| BOILING POINT | : | Decomposes at 100 C |
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| DENSITY | : | d 1.49 |
| SOLUBILITY | : | very soluble in ether and water ; soluble in ethanol.(Ref. 0282) |
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| REFERENCES |
| AUTHOR | : | Keller, E. H. |
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| JOURNAL | : | Kirk-Othmer Encycl. Chem. Technol. |
| VOL | : | 7 PAGE : 232 - (1951) |