1 | Appearance | Colourless, syrupy liquid and not more intensely colored than reference solution Y6 | Colourless or slightly yellow, syrupy liquid and not more intensely colored than reference solution Y6 |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Miscible with water and with ethanol (96%) |
3 | Identification A (By Chemical test) | Complies | The solution should be strongly acidic. |
4 | Identification B (By Relative density, 20°C) | 1.20 | 1.20-1.21 |
5 | Identification C (By Chemical test) | Complies | A dark green ring should appear at the junction of the two liquids. |
6 | Ether insoluble substances | Complies | The solution should not more opalescent than the solvent used for the test |
7 | Sugars and other reducing substances | Complies | No red or greenish precipitate should form. |
8 | Citric, oxalic and phosphoric acids | Complies | Any opalescence in the solution is not more intense than that of reference solution |
9 | Sulphate (SO4) | Less than 200ppm | 200ppm max |
10 | Calcium (Ca) | Less than 200ppm | 200ppm max |
11 | Sulphated ash | 0.01% | 0.1% max |
12 | Assay | 88.6% | 88.0% - 92.0% m/m |