• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Formic Acid

Formic Acid CH2O2 = 46.03 (64-18-6)

Analytical reagent grade of commerce containing about 90% w/w of CH2O2 and about 23.6m in strength.

A colourless, corrosive liquid; weight per mL, about 1.20 g.