| Description |
A very fine, light, white powder. 15 g occupies a volume of about 150 ml
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Identification |
The solution gives the reactions of magnesium salts
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| Appearance of solution |
Solution 'A' is not more intensely colour than reference solution BS2
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Arsenic |
NMT 4 ppm
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| Soluble substance |
NMT 2.0%
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Substance insoluble in acetic acid |
NMT 0.1%
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| Loss on ignition (at 900°C) |
NMT 8.0%
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Assay |
NLT 98.0% and NMT 100.5% of MgO, calculated on the ignited basis
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