Chemistry of ascorbic acidAscorbic acid is an organic compound with the formula C6H8O6, originally called hexuronic acid. It is a white solid, but impure samples can appear yellowish. It dissolves freely in water to give mildly acidic solutions. Read from the Chembox of the Wikipedia article Chemistry of ascorbic acid, revision 1370639386.

Property

Value

Formula

C6H8O6, 176.12 g/mol

Melting point

191 °C

Density

1.65 g/cm³

pKa

4.1

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