1 | Appearance/Description | Slightly yellow, syrupy liquid and not more intensely colored than reference solution Y6. | Colorless or slightly yellow, syrupy liquid and not more intensely colored than reference solution Y6. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Insoluble in chloroform;Miscible with water, Alcohol and with ethanol 96% |
3 | Identification (By chemical test) | Complies | The solution should be strongly acidic. |
4 | Identification (by Relative density, 20°C) | 1.21 | 1.20-1.21 |
5 | Identification (Lactate) | Complies | A blue color should produce. |
6 | Appearance of solution | Complies | The solution should not be more intensely colored than reference solution Y6. |
7 | Assay | 89.4% | 88.0% - 92.0% w/w |
8 | Sulphated ash / Residue on ignition | 0.002% | NMT 0.05% |
9 | Sugars and other reducing substances | Complies | No red or greenish precipitate should form. |
10 | Calcium (Ca) | Less than 200ppm | NMT 200ppm |
11 | Sulphate (SO4) | Less than 200ppm | NMT 200ppm |
12 | Sulphate(SO4) | Complies | No turbidity should produce. |
13 | Ether insoluble substances | Complies | The solution should not more opalescent than the solvent used for the test. |
14 | Citric, oxalic and phosphoric acids | Complies | Any opalescence produced in the sample solution should not be more intense than that of reference solution. |
15 | Limit of citric, oxalic, phosphoric or tartaric acid | Complies | No turbidity should produce. |
16 | Chloride (Cl) | Complies | No opalescence should produce. |
17 | Readily carbonizable substances | Complies | No dark color should develop at the interface of the two acid within 15 min. |
18 | Sugars | Complies | No red precipitate should form. |