Acetic acid yog ib yam kua tsis muaj xim nrog ib qho tsw ntxhiab tsw qab heev. Nws muaj lub ntsiab lus yaj ntawm 16.6 ° C, lub ntsiab lus kub ntawm 117.9 ° C, thiab qhov ceev ntawm 1.0492 (20/4 ° C), ua rau nws ntom dua dej. Nws cov ntsuas refractive yog 1.3716. Acetic acid ntshiab khov ua cov khoom khov zoo li dej khov hauv qab 16.6 ° C, yog vim li cas nws feem ntau hu ua glacial acetic acid. Nws yaj tau zoo heev hauv dej, ethanol, ether, thiab carbon tetrachloride.

Cov kua qaub acetic raug muag rau ntau lub tebchaws, cov ntaub ntawv muaj, thiab cov nqi luv nqi tuaj yeem tau txais los ntawm kev nyem qhov no.