Perchloric Acid

What is Perchloric Acid?
Perchloric acid is a mineral acid with the formula HClO4. Usually found as an aqueous solution, this colorless compound is a stronger acid than sulfuric acid and nitric acid.  Perchloric acid is useful for preparing perchlorate salts, especially ammonium perchlorate, an important rocket fuel component. Meets all American Chemical Society specifications except for assay.

What is the formula for Perchloric Acid?
Perchloric Acid formula = HClO4.

What is HClO4 acid?
HClO4 acid is just the formulaic name for Perchloric Acid.

What is the molar mass of Perchloric Acid?
The Perchloric Acid molar mass is 100.46 g/mol.

How to safely handle Perchloric Acid?
GFS Chemicals will supply all orders of Perchloric Acid with a Perchloric Acid SDS. Please refer to this SDS for information on how to safely handle Perchloric Acid and how to store Perchloric Acid.

What is the molar mass of Perchloric Acid?
100.46 g/mol is the molar mass of Perchloric Acid.

What is Perchloric Acid's solubility?
Perchloric Acid Solubility = miscible in water.

What are the uses for Perchloric Acid?
Perchloric acid is useful for preparing perchlorate salts, especially ammonium perchlorate, an important rocket fuel component. Perchloric acid is dangerously corrosive and readily forms potentially explosive mixtures.
It is harmful if swallowed, causing digestive and respiratory tract burns, and if exposed to the outside of your body can cause eye and skin burns. Additionally, perchloric acid is also explosively unstable under some conditions.