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Concentration of commercially available acids and bases

Concentration of commercially available acids and bases

Product Weight percent Density rho1.gif at 20 ° C. Concentration (mol / l; rounded)
Formic acid 98-100 1.22 56
Hydrobromic 40 1.38 7
Acetic acid 96 1.06 17
Acetic acid 99-100 1.06 18
Acetic acid, diluted DAB9 30 1.04 5
Hydrofluoric acid 48 1.16 28
Hydrofluoric acid 40 1.13 23
Hydroiodic acid 57 1.7 7.5
Perchloric acid 70 1.67 12
Perchloric acid 60 1.53 9
Phosphoric acid, concentrated (1.71) 85 1.71 15
Phosphoric acid, concentrated (1.75) 89 1.75 16
Nitric acid concentrated, 65 1.40 14
Nitric acid, smoking 100 1.52 21
Hydrochloric acid 25 1.12 8
Hydrochloric acid, concentrated (1:16) 32 1.16 10
Hydrochloric acid, conc. (1.18) 36 1.18 12
Hydrochloric acid. smoking 37 1.19 12.5
Sulfuric acid concentration, 95-97 1.84 18
Sulfuric acid. dilute 25 1.18 3
Ammonia solution 35 0.88 18
Ammonia solution 30 0.88 15.5
Ammonia solution 25 0.91 13.5
Potassium hydroxide solution 47 1.5 12.5
Potassium hydroxide solution 30 1.3 7
Sodium hydroxide 33 1.36 11

Source: MERCK Tabellen für das Labor Page 49

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3 comments

    • Cesar Villalobos on 31. August 2017 at 2:16 AM
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    Dear professor Steffen:
    Thank you for your useful page.
    In this table there appear to by a mistake: 35% ammonia and 30% ammonia share the same density.
    Beste wishes.
    Cesar Villalobos.

    PD EXCUSEME THE PREVIOUS ERROR.

    1. Dear Sir,

      many thanks for your comment. You can find in the MSDS from different vendors values from 0.89 – 0.88 for both concentrations. My Source is from Merck “Tabellen für das Labor. In this book i found the given values.

    • Cesar Villalobos on 31. August 2017 at 2:12 AM
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    Dear professor Steffen:

    Thank you for your useful page.

    In this table there appear to by a mistake: 35% ammonia and 25% ammonia share the same density.

    Beste wishes.

    Cesar Villalobos.

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