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| ACETIC ACID BP GRADE |
| CHARACTERISTICS | A translucent, crystalline mass, or at temperatures above its |
| freezing point, a clear, colourless liquid; odour, pungent. |
| COMPONENT | SPECIFICATION | ||
| Assay | 99.0% - 100.5% m/m | ||
| Freezing Point | Not lower than 14.8 oC | ||
| Weight per ml | 1.048g – 1.051g | ||
| Non-volatile matter | 0.01 | % m/m maximum | |
| Chloride | (Cl) | 70 | ppm maximum |
| Sulphate | (SO4) |
240 | ppm maximum |
| Lead | (Pb) | 6 | ppm maximum |
| Aldehydes | 0.05 | % m/m maximum | |
| Formic acid & oxidisable impurities | Passes Test | ||
| Readily oxidisable impurities | Passes Test | ||
| Material conforms to the analytical specifications defined in the British Pharmacopoeia monograph (1998) for Acetic Acid. |
| Characteristics are not to be interpreted in a strict sense, and are not to be regarded as analytical requirements. |