1 | Description | A colourless, volatile liquid | A colourless, volatile liquid. |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Slightly soluble in water; miscible with absolute ethanol, with ether, with fixed and volatile oils and with most organic solvents. |
3 | Identification by IR | Complies | To comply the test |
4 | Distillation range (95%) | 60°-62°C | 60°C-62°C |
5 | Wt. per ml (20°C) | 1.475 | 1.474-1.479 |
6 | Acidity or alkalinity | Passes | Passes test. |
7 | Non-volatile matter | 0.0012% | 0.004% w/v |
8 | Chloride (Cl) | Passes | The solution is clear. |
9 | Free Chlorine (Cl) | Passes | No blue colour is produced. |
10 | Aldehyde(HCHO) | Passes | Not more than a pale yellow colour is produced. |
11 | Foreign chlorine compounds | Passes | No opalescence is produced. |
12 | Related substances (By GC) | NMT 1.0% | Not more than 1.0% v/v |
13 | Ethanol(C2H5OH) | 1.1% | 1-2% v/v |