Appearance (Colour)
White
Appearance (Form)
Chips
Solubility (Turbidity) 5% aq. solution
Clear
Solubility (Colour) 5% aq. solution
Colourless
pH (2% aq. solution)
9.5 - 10.5
Assay (Iodometric)
min. 95.0%
Assay as SO2 (on dried basis)
45.5% to 54.5%
Loss on drying
max. 27.0%
Alkalinity
NMT 3.5 mL is required for neutralization
Sodium sulphite (as Na2SO3) (on dried basis)
max. 5.0%