CASR |
: | 7791-18-6 |
Molecular Formula |
: | MgCl2.6H2O |
Molecular Weight |
: | 203.3 |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Description: | Colorless, odorless, deliquescent flakes or crystals, hygroscopic |
| Solubility: | Very soluble in water; freely soluble in alcohol & in ethanol (96%) |
| Identification (By Water): | 51.0% - 55.0% |
| Identification (Magnesium 1): | A white crystalline precipitate which insoluble in 6N ammonium hydroxide should form |
| Identification (Chloride): | A curdy white precipitate that insoluble in nitric acid but soluble in a slight excess 6N ammonium hydroxide should form |
| Assay: | 98.0%- 101.0% |
| Insoluble matter: | NMT 0.005% |
| Appearance of solution: | Clear and colorless solution. |
| Sulphate (SO4): | NMT 0.005% |
| Barium(Ba): | No turbidity should produce within 2 hrs. |
| Calcium (Ca): | NMT 0.01% |
| Potassium (K): | No turbidity should produce within 5 min. |
| Bromide (Br): | NMT 500 ppm |
| Arsenic (As): | NMT 2 ppm |
| Iron (Fe): | NMT 10 ppm |
| pH: | 4.5-7.0 |
| Acidity & alkalinity: | Not more than 0.3ml of either 0.01M hydrochloric acid or 0.01M sodium hydroxide should require to change the colour of the indicator. |
| Water: | 51.0% - 55.0% |
