Constituent
Name
amorphous H2CO
Official name
amorphous Formaldehyde ice
Family
molecular solid
Class
polar molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Constituent abundance in material
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Chemical composition
Formula
$H_2CO$
Chemical formula
H2CO
Elemental formula
C O H2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$H_2CO$ Formaldehyde molecule 1 1.0 1 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R=CH_2$ 1 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$\eqslantgtr C-H$ 2 main
$>C=O$ 1 main
Class
molecular solids with polar molecules (02)
Type
with polyatomic organic polar molecules (CnHm...) (02.01)
Phase name
amorphous H2CO
Phase type
amorphous
Crystal system
amorphous
Texture
amorphous
Molar mass
30.026 $g/mol$
Refringence type
isotropic
Diaphaneity
transparent to translucent
Luster
vitreous