Constituent
Name
amorphous HCOOH
Official name
amorphous Formic acid ice
Family
molecular solid
Class
hydrogen bonded 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
$HCOOH$
Chemical formula
HCOOH
Elemental formula
H2 C O2
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
$HCOOH$ Formic acid molecule 1 1.0 1 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
$R-C(=O)-OH$ 1 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
$-O \dots H-$ 1
$-O-H$ 1 main
$>C=O$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-H$ 1 main
$\eqslantgtr C-O-$ 1 main
Class
molecular solids with hydrogen bonded molecules (03)
Type
homomolecular H-bonded solids (03.01)
Phase name
amorphous HCOOH
Phase type
amorphous
Crystal system
amorphous
Texture
amorphous
Molar mass
46.0254 $g/mol$
Refringence type
isotropic
Diaphaneity
transparent
Luster
vitreous