CASR |
: | 6132-04-3 |
Molecular Formula |
: | C6H5Na3O7.2H2O |
Molecular Weight |
: | 294.1 |
Specifications | |
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Appearance/Description: | Colorless crystals or white, crystalline powder/ granular crystals, slightly deliquescent in moist air. |
Solubility: | Freely soluble in water & very soluble in boiling water. Insoluble in alcohol & Practically insoluble in ethanol (96%) |
Identification (Citrate): | Solution should produce violet colour turning to violet blue |
Identification (Citrate ): | A light red color should produce |
Identification(Sodium): | A dense white precipitate should form. |
Identification (reaction upon ignition): | Upon ignition, it should yield an alkaline residue that effervesces when treated with 3N hydrochloric acid |
Appearance of Solution: | Clear and colourless solution |
Acidity or alkalinity: | Not more than 0.2 mL of 0.1M hydrochloric acid or 0.1 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the color of the indicator |
Alkalinity: | No pink colour is produced by 1 drop of phenolphthalein. |
Readily carbonizable substances: | The solution is not more intensely coloured than reference solution Y2 or GY2. |
Chlorides: | NMT 50ppm |
Oxalate: | NMT 300ppm |
Sulphate (SO4): | NMT 150ppm |
Water (By KF): | 11.0%-13.0% |
Water (At 180°C for 18h): | 10.0% -13.0% |
Assay (Anhydrous basis): | 99.0%-101.0% |
Assay (on Anhydrous basis): | 99.0%-100.5% |
Tartrates: | No crystalline precipitate is formed. |
Bacterial endotoxins: | NMT 2.5 EU/gm |