Question

what is glacial acetic acid?What is it melting point?

Answer 1

Acetic acid that contains a very low amount of water (less than 1%) is called anhydrous (water-free) acetic acid or glacial acetic acid.

The reason it's called glacial is because it solidifies into solid acetic acid crystals just cooler than room temperature at 16.7 °C, which ice. Removing the water from acetic acid lowers its melting point by 0.2 °C.

Its boiling point 117.9 °C [244.2 °F]; melting point 16.6 °C [61.9 °F].

Glacial acetic acid is a weak colorless reducing agent when it remains free of water (undiluted). This makes it suitable for use in the plastics and food industries. Although a weak acid, it is mildly corrosive to metals such as iron, magnesium and zinc.

Answer 2

it is a acid used in making ester
it is called galcial acetic acid as it get in a shape of ice crystal at winter seasons
it's melting point is 290k
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