Appearance (Colour)
White
Appearance (Form)
Crystalline powder
Solubility (Turbidity) 10% solution in 2N HCl
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 10% solution in 2N HCl
Colourless
Assay
min. 99%
Specific rotation [α]
- 6.5° to -8.0° ( C=2, 5N HCl )
Loss on drying
max. 0.5%
Sulphated Ash
max. 0.1%
Chloride (CI)
max.0.01%
Sulphate (SO4)
max. 0.01%
Iron (Fe)
max. 0.001%
Heavy Metals (Pb)
max. 0.001%
Ammonium (NH4)
max. 0.01%
Homogeneity by TLC
Passes test