POTASSIUM CHLORIDE

MOL.FORMULA: KCl                 MOL.WT: 74.55                CAS NO. 7447-40-7

DESCRIPTION: A SMALL WHITE CRYSTAL SOR YELLOWISHPOWDERWHITE ODOURLESS CRYSTALS,HYGROSCOPIC,VERY SOL IN WATRE ,SOL IN ALCOHOL

GRADES

SPECIFICATION 

 

IP

BP

USP

ACS

AR

LR

F.C.C

IDENTIFICATION

 

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

 

 

TO COMPLY

 

ASSAY

 

99-100.5%

99-100.5%

99-100.5%

99-100.5%

99.8%(MIN)

99.50%

 

PH OF 5% SOLN

 

 

 

 

5.4-8.6

 

 

 

ARSENIC

MAX

1PPM

 

 

 

0.00004%

 

 

INSOLUBLE MATTER

 

 

 

 

0.005%

0.003%

 

 

APPEARANCE OF SOLUTION

 

CLEAR & COLORLESS

CLEAR & COLORLESS

 

 

 

 

 

ACIDITY & ALKALINITY

 

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

 

 

 

 

BROMIDE

MAX

0.1%

0.1%

0.1%

0.01%

 

 

 

BROMIDE & IODIDE

 

 

 

 

 

0.005%

 

 

NITRATE

 

 

 

 

 

0.001%

 

 

CHLORIDE & NITRATE

 

 

 

 

0.003%

 

 

 

IODIDE

 

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

0.005%

0.002%

 

 

 

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS

 

 

 

 

0.001%

 

 

 

PHOSPHATES

 

 

 

 

5PPM

0.001%

 

 

SULPHATES

MAX

300PPM

300PPM

 

0.001%

0.001%

200PPM

 

AMMONIA

 

 

 

 

 

0.001%

 

 

ARSENIC

MAX

1PPM

1PPM

 

 

0.00004%

 

 

BARIUM

MAX

TO COMPLY

TO COMPLY

 

0.001%

0.001%

 

 

IRON

MAX

20PPM

20PPM

 

3PPM

0.0003%

20PPM

 

Mg &ALKALINE EARTH METALS

 

 

200PPM(Ca)

 

 

 

 

 

SODIUM

 

0.1%

0.10%

TO COMPLY

0.005%

0.05%

 

 

ALUMINIUM

 

1PPM

1PPM

1PPM

 

 

 

 

HEAVY METALS

MAX

10PPM

10PPM

0.001%

5PPM

0.0005%

5PPM

 

CALCIUM & MAGNESIUM

MAX

TO COMPLY

 

TO COMPLY

 

0.004%

 

 

Ca, Mg & R203 PPT

 

 

 

 

0.005%

 

 

 

ORGANIC VOLATILE IMPURITIES

 

 

 

TO COMPLY

 

 

 

 

FREE ACIDS (HCl)

 

 

 

 

 

0.0018%

 

 

FREE ALKALINE

 

 

 

 

 

0.05ML N/1%

 

 

LOSS ON DRYING AT 100-105OC

MAX

1.0%

1.0%

1.0%

 

 

1.000%

 

LOSS AT 150OC

MAX

 

 

 

 

0.1%

 

 

CHLORATES & NITRATES

MAX

 

 

 

0.003%