1 | Description | Colorless, practically odorless, syrupy liquid. | Colorless or yellowish, practically odorless, syrupy liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Miscible with water, with alcohol and with ether. Insoluble in chloroform. |
3 | Identification (Lactate) | Complies | A blue color should produce. |
4 | Assay | 88.8% | 88.0% - 92.0% w/w |
5 | Chloride (Cl) | Passes | No opalescence should produce immediately. |
6 | Sulphate (SO4) | Passes | No turbidity should produce. |
7 | Residue on ignition | 0.04% | 0.05% max. |
8 | Limit of citric, oxalic, phosphoric or tartaric acid | Passes | No turbidity should produce. |
9 | Readily carbonizable substances | Passes | No dark color should develop at the interface of the two acid within 15 min. |
10 | Sugars | Passes | No red precipitate should form. |