1 | Description | A colourless, viscous liquid, having a slight sulfidic odor. Is hygroscopic. | A colourless or pale yellow, viscous liquid, having a slight sulfidic odor. Is hygroscopic. |
2 | Solubility | Complies | Miscible with alcohol, freely soluble in water. |
3 | Specific gravity (25°C) | 1.245 | 1.241 to 1.250 |
4 | Refractive index (25°C) | 1.525 | 1.521 to 1.526 |
5 | pH (10% aq soln) | 5.27 | 3.5 to 7.0 |
6 | Water | 0.4% | NMT 5.0% |
7 | Residue on ignition | 0.04% | NMT 0.1% |
8 | Selenium | 0.9 µg/g | NMT 30 µg/g |
9 | Assay (Anhydrous basis) | 98.8% | 97.0%-101.0% |
10 | Colour of solution | Complies | The absorbance of 1% solution in water at 420nm should not be more than 0.10AU |
11 | Total aerobic microbial count | Less than 100 CFU/ml | NMT 100 CFU/ml |
12 | Clarity of solution | Complies | The %T of 1% solution in water at 650nm should not be less than 97.0% |
13 | Total combined yeast and molds count | Less than 10 CFU/ml | NMT 10 CFU/ml |
14 | E.coli | Absent/ml | should be absent/ml |
15 | Pseud. aeruginosa | Absent/ml | should be absent/ml |
16 | Staphylococcus aureus | Absent/ml | should be absent/ml |
17 | Bile-tolerant gram negative bacteria | Absent/ml | should be absent/ml |
18 | Salmonella | Absent/10ml | should be absent/10ml |