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HYDROCHLORIC 36% BP GRADE

CHARACTERISTICS A Clear, colourless, fuming liquid; odour, pungent. It has a relative density of about 1.18.

COMPONENT   SPECIFICATION
       
Clarity and colour of solution   A solution of 2ml in 8ml of water is
    clear and colourless.
Assay   35.0% - 39.0% m/m
Clarity   Clear  
Residue on evaporation   100 ppm maximum
Sulphate (SO4) 20 ppm maximum
Free Chlorine (Cl2) 4 ppm maximum
Arsenic (As) 2 ppm maximum
Heavy metals (as Pb) 2 ppm maximum

Material conforms to the analytical specifications defined in the British Pharmacopoeia monograph (1998) for Hydrochloric Acid.
Characteristics are not to be interpreted in a strict sense, and are not to be regarded as analytical requirements