SODIUM CHLORIDE AR/ACS

Short Name: SODIUM CHLORIDE

Other Names: Common salt, Halite, Rock salt, Saline, Table salt

Confirming to IP, BP

Chemical Specifications

Appearance : White crystalline powder

Assay (after ignition) : 99.5-100.5%

Identity : Passes test

Appearance of solution : Passes test

Acidity or alkalinity : Passes test

pH (5 % solution) : 5.0 - 8.0

Insoluble matter : Max 0.005%

Bromide (Br) : Max 0.005%

Iodide (I) : Max 0.001%

Ferrocyanide [(Fe(CN)6]4- : Max 0.0001%

Chlorate and nitrate (NO3) : Max 0.003%

Nitrite (NO2) : Passes test

Phosphate (PO4) : Max 0.0005%

Sulphate (SO4) : Max 0.001%

Total nitrogen (N) : Max 0.0005%

Heavy metals (by ICP-OES) : Max 0.0005%

Arsenic (As) : Max 0.00004%

Barium (Ba) : Max 0.001%(passes test)

Calcium (Ca) : Max 0.002%

Copper (Cu) : Max 0.0002%

Iron (Fe) : Max 0.0002%

Magnesium (Mg) : Max 0.001%

Magnesium and alkali earth metals : Max 0.01%

Potassium (K) : Max 0.005%

Loss on drying (at 105°C; 2 hrs) : Max 0.5%