| Description |
Colorless, elongated, prismatic, or cubical crystals, or white, granular powder. Is odorless, has a saline taste, and is stable in air
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Solubility |
Freely soluble in water; insoluble in alcohol
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| Sodium |
Sample solution tested on a platinum wire does not impart a pronounced yellow colour to a nonluminious flame
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Iodides |
The violet colour of the chloroform layer is not darker than that of a concomitantly prepared standard solution (NMT 0.005%)
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| Bromides |
The brown colour of the chloroform layer is not darker than that of a concomitantly prepared standard solution (NMT 0.1%)
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Calcium & magnesium |
No turbidity is produced within 5 min
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| Acidity or alkalinity |
A pink colour is produced
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Loss on drying |
NMT 1.0%
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