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Appearance
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Clear, colourless or slightly yellowish liquid
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Solubility
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Miscible with water and with ethanol (96 per cent). It froths copiously when shaken
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Identification (as per BP)
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To comply tests
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Appearance of solution
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2% w/v solution in CO2 free water is clear and not more intensely colored than reference solution Y6
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Acidity or alkalinity
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Not more than 0.1 mL of 0.1 M hydrochloric acid or 0.1 M sodium hydroxide is required to change the color of the indicator
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Average relative molecular mass and ratio of alkyl components
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-
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Impurities A (Benzyl alcohol)
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NMT 0.5% w/v
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Impurities B (Benzaldehyde)
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NMT 0.15%
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Impurity C (Chloromethyl) benzene
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NMT 0.05%
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Amine & amine salts
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Titration curves has two inflection points, the volume of titrant added between the 2 points is not greater than 5.0 mL.
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Sulphated ash
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NMT 0.1%
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Alcohol content
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NMT 10%v/v
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Assay (as alkylbenzyl dimethylammonium chloride)
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NLT 47.5% w/v and NMT 52.5% w/v
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