1 | Appearance/Description | White powder that readily absorbs moisture. | White powder that readily absorbs moisture. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Freely soluble in water; insoluble in alcohol |
3 | Identification (By chemical test) | Complies | Solution should slightly alkaline. |
4 | Identification (By Loss on drying) | 0.21% | Not more than 1.0% |
5 | Identification (Sodium) | Complies | A dense precipitate should form. |
6 | Identification (Phosphate 1) | Complies | With silver nitrate solution neutral solution should yield yellow precipitate that soluble in 2N nitric acid and 6 N ammonium hydroxide. |
7 | Identification (Phosphate 2) | Complies | With ammonium molybdate solution, acidified solutions should yield a yellow precipitate that should soluble in 6N ammonium hydroxide. |
8 | Identification (Phosphate 3) | Complies | A yellow colour should develop |
9 | Assay (on dry basis) | 99.9% | 98.0% - 100.5% |
10 | Assay (Dried substance) | 99.9% | 98.0% - 101.0% |
11 | Monosodium Phosphate | Less than 2.5% | NMT 2.5% |
12 | Insoluble Substances | 0.006% | NMT 0.4% |
13 | Appearance of solution | Complies | Solution should be clear and colourless. |
14 | Chlorides | Less than 200ppm | NMT 200ppm |
15 | Sulphate (SO4) | Less than 500ppm | NMT 500ppm |
16 | Reducing substances | Complies | The colour of the permanganate should not be completely discharge |
17 | Iron(Fe) | Less than 20ppm | NMT 20ppm |
18 | Loss on drying at 130°C | 0.21% | NMT 1.0% |