Densities of Aqueous Solutions of Organic Acids
Be aware of the concentration units in the figures:
wt%: Mass of solute/total mass of solution*100%
mol/kg: Molality = moles of solute/kg of water
mol/liter: Molarity = moles of solute/liter of solution
Values are tabulated below the figures.
See also density of aqueous solutions of organic substances as sugars and alcohols, inorganic chlorides, inorganic sodium salts, inorganic potassium salts and some other inorganic substances
Density of aqueous solutions at 20°C, given as g/cm3:
For full table with Oxalic and Trichloreacetic Acid - rotate the screen!
| Mass% | Acetic acid | Citric acid | Formic acid | D-Lactic acid | Oxalic acid | Trichloroacetic acid |
| 1 | 0.9996 | 1.0022 | 1.0006 | 1.0002 | 1.0030 | 1.0034 |
| 5 | 1.0052 | 1.0189 | 1.0102 | 1.0086 | 1.0220 | 1.0230 |
| 10 | 1.0121 | 1.0402 | 1.0224 | 1.0199 | 1.0479 | |
| 20 | 1.0250 | 1.0858 | 1.0467 | 1.0439 | 1.1035 | |
| 30 | 1.0369 | 1.1346 | ||||
| 40 | 1.0474 | 1.0935 | 1.0915 | 1.2188 | ||
| 50 | 1.0562 | 1.2803 | ||||
| 60 | 1.1392 | |||||
| 70 | 1.0673 | 1.1586 | ||||
| 80 | 1.1848 | |||||
| 100 | 1.0477 | |||||
| Density of acids solved in water at 20°C, given as wt% | ||||||
Conversion of the concentration from mass% to mol/kg (moles of solute/kg of water = molality):
For full table with Oxalic and Trichloreacetic Acid - rotate the screen!
| Mass% | Acetic acid | Citric acid | Formic acid | D-Lactic acid | Oxalic acid | Trichloroacetic acid |
| 1 | 0.168 | 0.053 | 0.219 | 0.112 | 0.112 | 0.062 |
| 5 | 0.876 | 0.274 | 1.143 | 0.584 | 0.585 | 0.322 |
| 10 | 1.850 | 0.578 | 2.414 | 1.233 | 0.680 | |
| 20 | 4.163 | 1.301 | 5.410 | 2.775 | 1.530 | |
| 30 | 7.137 | 2.231 | ||||
| 40 | 11.102 | 14.483 | 7.401 | 4.080 | ||
| 50 | 16.653 | 6.120 | ||||
| 60 | 16.652 | |||||
| 70 | 38.857 | 50.692 | ||||
| 80 | 44.405 | |||||
| Mol/kg solution at 20°C | ||||||
Conversion of the concentration from mass% to mol/liter (moles of solute/liter of solution = molarity):
For full table with Oxalic and Trichloreacetic Acid - rotate the screen!
| Mass% | Acetic acid | Citric acid | Formic acid | D-Lactic acid | Oxalic acid | Trichloroacetic acid |
| 1 | 0.166 | 0.052 | 0.217 | 0.111 | 0.111 | 0.061 |
| 5 | 0.837 | 0.265 | 1.097 | 0.560 | 0.568 | 0.313 |
| 10 | 1.685 | 0.541 | 2.221 | 1.132 | 0.641 | |
| 20 | 3.414 | 1.254 | 4.548 | 2.318 | 1.351 | |
| 30 | 5.180 | 1.772 | ||||
| 40 | 6.977 | 9.502 | 4.847 | 2.984 | ||
| 50 | 8.794 | 3.918 | ||||
| 60 | 7.588 | |||||
| 70 | 12.441 | 17.619 | ||||
| 80 | 10.522 | |||||
| 100 | 17.447 | |||||
| Mol/liter solution at 20°C | ||||||
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