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Contact SupplierHydrochloric Acid (IP/BP)is a clear, colorless, highly pungent solution of Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) in water. Hydrochloric Acid is a highly corrosive, strong mineral acid with many uses. Hydrochloric Acid has numerous applications, including pharmaceuticals, household cleaning, production of gelatin and other food additives, descaling, and leather processing.
| Tests | Observations | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| Description | A clear, Colourless, fuming liquid, odour pungent | A clear, colourless, fuming liquid, odour pungent. |
| Indentification | Complies | A) Should comply by evolution of chlorine. 1) should comply by curdy white precipitate formation. |
| Solubility | Complies | Miscible with water. |
| Arsenic | 0.1 ppm | Not more than 1 ppm. |
| Heavy metals | 0.5 ppm | Not more than 5 ppm. |
| Bromide & Iodiate | Complies | The chloroform layer should not become brown or violet. |
| Free chlorine | Complies | Any blue colour produced disappears on the addition of 0.2 ml of 0.01 M sodium thio sulphate. |
| Sulphite | Complies | The colour of iodine should not be completely discharged. |
| Sulphates | 5 ppm | Not more than 20 ppm. |
| Residue on evaporation | 0.01% | Not more than 0.01% |
| Assay | 36.20% | Between 35.0% and 38.0% |