NITRIC ACID
Nitric Acid is the inorganic acid that conforms to the formula:
NITRIC ACID is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties
Nitric Acid
Nitric acid is a nitrogen oxoacid of formula HNO3 in which the nitrogen atom is bonded to a hydroxy group and by equivalent bonds to the remaining two oxygen atoms. It has a role as a reagent and a protic solvent. It is a conjugate acid of a nitrate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- nitric acid
- Molecular formula
- HNO3
- Molecular weight
- 63.013 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 62.995642894 Da
- XLogP3
- 0.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 66.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:48107
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1352
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5029685
- PubMed:19875347
- PubMed:19515062
- PubMed:19433192
- PubMed:19078840
- PubMed:18842383
- PubMed:18761313
- PubMed:18078433
- PubMed:17507140
- PubMed:17270091
- PubMed:17006750
- PubMed:16436523
- PubMed:16312887
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 98898
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2023-05-23
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Inventory details for NITRIC ACID
INCI name
NITRIC ACID
Description
Nitric Acid is the inorganic acid that conforms to the formula:
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-98898
- Imported identity
- NITRIC ACID
- Source update
- 2023-05-23
Annex records for NITRIC ACID
Key data
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How NITRIC ACID appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists NITRIC ACID as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
NITRIC ACID is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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