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Appearance
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Colorless, odorless scales of a somewhat pearly luster, or crystals
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Solubility
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Freely soluble in glycerin, in boiling water, and in boiling alcohol; soluble in water and in alcohol.
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Assay (on dried basis)
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99.5% - 100.5%
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Identification
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To comply USP test
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Loss on drying (5hrs; over silica gel)
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Max 0.5%
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Solubility in alcohol (1 g in 10 mL of boiling alcohol)
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It dissolves completely
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Completness of solution (1 g in 25 mL of water)
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It produces a clear solution
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