Registration Dossier
Registration Dossier
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EC number: 203-743-0 | CAS number: 110-17-8
Appearance / physical state / colour
Administrative data
Link to relevant study record(s)
- Endpoint:
- appearance / physical state / colour
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- key study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Data reported is limited in detail but published in a standard reference handbook
- Qualifier:
- no guideline available
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Color and form determined
- GLP compliance:
- not specified
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
- Form:
- crystalline
- Colour:
- Colorless needles, monoclinic prisms or leaflets from water
- Substance type:
- organic
- Conclusions:
- This standard reference describes fumaric acid as colorless crystals.
- Executive summary:
The 55th edition of the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics indicates that fumaric acid is a colorless solid in the form of needles, monoclinic prisms or leaflets from water.
Reference
Description of key information
Fumaric acid is solid at room temperature.
Key value for chemical safety assessment
- Physical state at 20°C and 1013 hPa:
- solid
Additional information
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