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Description
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A pale yellowish or almost colorless, transparent, viscid liquid; odor, slight and characteristic
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Solubility
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Miscible with chloroform; with ethanol (95%), with ether and with glacial acetic acid; slightly soluble in light petroleum
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Light absorption
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NMT 0.7 and 1.5
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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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1.476 to 1.480
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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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A) A mixture of 2 ml of the sample and 8 ml of ethanol (95 per cent) should be clear B) Shaked 10.0 ml with 20.0 ml of light petroleum (60° to 80°) and allowed to separate; the volume of the lower layer should not less than16.0 ml
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