| Appearance |
A fine,white,bulky,amorphous powder free from grittiness
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Solubility |
Practically insoluble in water; in ethanol (95%)and in ether
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| Identification 'A' & 'B' |
Passes IP test
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Appearance of solution |
Solution A should not more intensely coloured than reference solution YS6
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| Acidity or alkalinity |
Not more than 0.3 ml of 0.1M HCl or 0.1 ml of 0.1M NaOH should be required to change the colour of the solution
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Alkali & alkaline earth metals |
The residue weights not more than 20 mg
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| Sulphates |
NMT 0.6%
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Assay (as Zn; complexometric) |
10.0-12.0%
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