| Description | 
                                
                                    Colorless, translucent crystals, or white, granular to fine, crystalline powder
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                                Solubility | 
                                
                                    Solubility	Very soluble in water; freely soluble in alcohol; very slightly soluble in ether
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                                | Identification (By IR) | 
                                
                                    Meets the requirements
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                                Assay (on anhydrous basis) | 
                                
                                    99.5% - 100.5%
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                                | Clarity of solution | 
                                
                                    The sample solution shows the same clarity as that of water or its opalescence is not more pronounced than Standard suspension A
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                                Colour of solution | 
                                
                                    The sample solution is not more intensely colored than Standard solutions A,B, and C.
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                                | Readily carbonisable substance | 
                                
                                    The color of the acid is not darker than that of a similar volume of Matching Fluid K  in a matching tube, the tubes being observed vertically against a white background
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                                Sterility Tests | 
                                
                                    Meets the requirements
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