He wai kore tae te waikawa acetic, he kakara kaha, he kakara kawa hoki. Ko tōna ira rewa he 16.6°C, ko tōna ira koropupū he 117.9°C, ā, ko tōna mātotorutanga whanaunga he 1.0492 (20/4°C), ā, he mātotoru ake i te wai. Ko tōna taupū whakaata he 1.3716. Ka totoka te waikawa acetic parakore hei totoka rite ki te hukapapa i raro i te 16.6°C, koia i te nuinga o te wā ka kiia ko te waikawa acetic glacial. He tino wairewa i roto i te wai, te etanoru, te etera, me te waro tetrachloride.

Ka hokona te waikawa acetic ki ngā whenua maha, kei te wātea ngā raraunga, ā, ka taea te tiki utu whakaheke mā te pāwhiri i konei.