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Description
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Colourless crystals or a clear, colourless, oily Liquid
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Solubility
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Soluble in ethanol (95 per cent), in chloroform, and in ether, practically insoluble in water; insoluble in glycerine
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Identification
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The spectrum of sample should be concordant with spectrum of standard
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Congealing range
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Not below 17.0°C
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Relative density
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1.113 to 1.118
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Refractive index
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1.568 -1.570
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Sulphated ash
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NMT 0.1%
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Assay
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99.0 – 100.5% w/w
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