1 | Description | A clear, colourless liquid; odour, characteristic and spirituous;flammable. | A clear, colourless liquid; odour, characteristic and spirituous;flammable. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Miscible with water, with chloroform and with ether. |
3 | Identification A (By Chemical test) | Complies | A white or yellowish white precipitate should produce. |
4 | Identification B (By Chemical test) | Complies | Acetone recognisable by its odour should evolved. |
5 | Acidity or Alkalinity | Passes | NMT 0.06 mL of 0.1M sodium hydroxide should require to make the resulting solution alkaline to phenolphthalein solution. |
6 | Distillation range (95%) | 96% distil between 81°C-83°C | NLT 95% v/v should distil between 81°C-83°C |
7 | Refractive index,20° C | 1.377 | 1.377-1.378 |
8 | Wt. per ml (20°C) | 0.786g | 0.782g to 0.786g |
9 | Aldehydes & ketones | Passes | Not more than 2.0 mL of 0.1M sodium hydroxide should require. |
10 | Benzene and related substances, (Benzene) | Not detected | 0.0002% v/v max. |
11 | Benzene and related substances, (Total impurity apart from 2-butanol) | 0.02% | 0.3% max |
12 | Non-volatile matter | 0.0003% | Not more than 0.002% w/v |
13 | Water insoluble matter | Passes | No opalescence should produce. |
14 | Water | 0.046% | 0.5% max |