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What is glacial acetic acid ? Why is it so named ?

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100% acetic acid which is free from water is called glacial acetic acid .The melting point of pure anhydrous acetic acid is `17 ^@ C ` . It is solid below this temperature and looks like icy. i.e, glacial .
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