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Description
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A pale yellowish or almost colourless, transparent, viscid liquid; odour, slight and characteristic
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Light absorption
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NMT 0.7 and 1.5 (1% in 95% ethanol at 270 nm)
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Weight/ mL
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0.945 to 0.965 g
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Refractive index
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1.4758 to 1.4798
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Optical rotation
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+3.5° to +6.0°
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Peroxide value
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NMT 5.0
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Acid value
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NMT 2.0
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Acetyl value
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NLT 143
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Hydroxyl value
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NLT 150
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Sapnofication value
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176 to 187
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Iodine value
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82 to 90
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Foreign fatty substances
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-
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A. A mixture of 2 ml of the substance under examination and 8 ml of ethanol (95 per cent) is clear
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-
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B. The lower layer is not less than 16.0 ml
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