Assay ......................................................
99.7 - 100.5 %
Identification (IR) .....................................
Passes test
Readily carbonisable substances ............ Passes test
Heavy metals (as Pb) .............................. ≤ 10 ppm
Ignition residue (SO₄) .............................. ≤ 0.02
%
Insolubility in water .................................. ≤
50 ppm
Oxalic acid (calculated on anhydrous) .... ≤ 360 ppm
Tartaric acid .............................................
≤ 0.2 %
Water
....................................................... 7.5 - 9.0 %
C₂O₄ (as C₂H₂O₄) ...................................... ≤
0.04 %
Cl (Chloride) .............................................
≤ 5 ppm
PO₄ (Phosphate) ...................................... ≤ 10
ppm
SO₄ (Sulphate) ......................................... ≤
20 ppm
As (Arsenic) ............................................. ≤
0.1 ppm
Ca (Calcium) ............................................ ≤
20 ppm
Cu (Copper) ............................................. ≤
5 ppm
Fe (Iron)
................................................... ≤ 3 ppm
Mg (Magnesium) ...................................... ≤ 5
ppm
Ni (Nickel) ................................................
≤ 1 ppm
Pb (Lead) .................................................
≤ 2 ppm
Conforms to ACS ..................................... Passes
test
Conforms to Reag. Ph.Eur. ...................... Passes test
Conforms to Reag. USP .......................... Passes test