Phosphoric Acid
Application
Used to clarify the cane juice and to make sugar with better lustre and quality. In Food and beverages, used as acidifying agent and as tart flavouring agent in beverages such as various colas.
| Chemical formula | H3PO4 |
|---|---|
| Molar mass | 97.994 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | Colorless solid |
| Odor | Odorless |
| Density | 1.6845 g/cm3 (25 °C, 85%),1.834 g/cm3 (solid) |
| Melting Point | 42.35 °C (108.23 °F; 315.50 K) anhydrous |
| Boiling Point | 212 °C (414 °F) (only water evaporates) |
| Solubility in water | 392.2 g/(100 g) (−16.3 °C) |
| Solubility | Soluble in ethanol |
| log P | -2.15 |
| Vapor pressure | 0.03 mmHg (20 °C)[8] |
| conjugate base | Dihydrogen phosphate |
| Magnetic susceptibility (χ) | −43.8·10−6 cm3/mol |
| Refractive index (nD) | 1.3420 (8.8% w/w aq. soln.) |
| Viscosity | 2.4–9.4 cP (85% aq. soln.) |
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