SODIUM CITRATE CONSISTS OF COLORLESS CRYSTALS OR WITH CRYSTALLINE POWDE,COLORLESS,WITH SLIGHT DELIQUESCENCE IN
THE WET AIR,WITH SLIGHTLY WEATHERED IN THE HOT AIR,SOLUBLE IN ETHANOL.
Parameter | Standard |
Characters | White or almost white, crystalline powder or granular crystals. Slightly deliquescent in moist air. Freely soluble in water, practically insoluble in ethanol |
Identification | Passes Test |
Appearance of Solution | Passes Test |
Acidity or Alkalinity | Passes Test |
Assay | 99.0-100.5 % |
Water | 11.0-13.0 % |
Readily Carbonisable Substances | T≥80% |
Sulphates | ≤150 ppm |
Chlorides | ≤50 ppm |
Oxalates | ≤100 ppm |
Iron | ≤5 ppm |
Lead | ≤1 ppm |
Arsenic | ≤1 ppm |
Mercury | ≤1 ppm |
Tartrate | Passes Test |
Heavy Metals (as Pb) | ≤5 ppm |
PH(5%w/v) | 7.5-9.0 |
Pyrogens | Passes Test |
