1 | Description | Colourless, transparent crystals, very efflorescent. | Colorless, transparent crystals,very efflorescent |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Freely soluble in water; practically insoluble in ethanol (96%) |
3 | Identification (By chemical test) | Complies | Solution should be slightly alkaline. |
4 | Identification (By Loss on drying) | 58.8% | 57.0% -61.0% |
5 | Identification (Sodium) | Complies | A dense precipitate should form. |
6 | Identification (Phosphate 1) | Complies | A yellow precipitate that solution in 2N nitric acid and in 6 N ammonium hydroxide should form. |
7 | Identification (Phosphate 2) | Complies | With ammonium molybdate solution, acidified solutions should yield a yellow precipitate which should soluble in 6N ammonium hydroxide. |
8 | Identification (Phosphate 3) | Complies | A yellow colour should develop. |
9 | Assay (Dried basis) | 99.6% | 98.0% - 100.5% |
10 | Assay | 99.6% | 98.5% - 102.5% |
11 | Insoluble Substances | 0.01% | NMT 0.4% |
12 | Appearance of Solution | Complies | Clear and colourless solution. |
13 | Reducing substances | Complies | The colour of the permanganate should not completely discharge. |
14 | Monosodium Phosphate | Less than 2.5% | NMT 2.5% |
15 | Chlorides | Less than 200ppm | NMT 200ppm |
16 | Sulphate (SO4) | Less than 500ppm | NMT 500ppm |
17 | Arsenic (As) | Less than 2ppm | NMT 2ppm |
18 | Iron (Fe) | Less than 20ppm | NMT 20ppm |
19 | Loss on drying at 130°C | 58.8% | 57.0% -61.0% |