| Description | 
                                
                                    A white crystalline powder
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                                Identification | 
                                
                                    -
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                                | Appearance and odour of solution | 
                                
                                    The solution should be clear not more intensely coloured than reference solution BYS7 and is odourless
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                                Acidity or alkalinity | 
                                
                                    The solution is colourless and not more than 0.15 mI of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the colour of the solution to pink.
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                                | Specific optical rotation | 
                                
                                    +52.5° to +53.3°
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                                Arsenic | 
                                
                                    NMT 1 ppm
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                                | Barium (Ba) | 
                                
                                    Passes test
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                                Foreign sugars, soluble starch and dextrins | 
                                
                                    Passes test
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