1 | Appearance | Almost white crystals. | White or almost white powder or colorless crystals |
2 | Solubility | Passes | Very soluble in water, very slightly soluble in ethanol (96%) |
3 | Identification A (By Chemical test) | Complies | Solution should be slightly acid |
4 | Identification B1 (Phosphate) | Complies | White crystalline precipitate should form |
5 | Identification B2 (Phosphate) | Complies | A yellow color should develop |
6 | Identification C (for Sodium) | Complies | A dense white precipitate should form |
7 | Appearance of Solution | Passes | Clear and colorless solution |
8 | pH | 4.27 | 4.2 - 4.5 |
9 | Reducing substances | Complies | The color of permanganate should not completely discharge |
10 | Chlorides | Less than 200ppm | 200ppm max |
11 | Sulphate (SO4) | Less than 300ppm | 300ppm max |
12 | Arsenic (As) | Less than 2ppm | 2ppm max |
13 | Iron (Fe) | Less than 10ppm | 10ppm max |
14 | Loss on drying,130°C | 23.10% | 21.5% - 24.0% |
15 | Assay (on dried basis) | 98.43% | 98.0% - 100.5% |