Pharmacopoeia of India, Third Edition, 1985.
Ethyl Alcohol (Absolute Alcohol; Dehydrated Alcohol) I.P.
| (a) | Description: |
Clear, colorless,
mobile volatile liquid; odor - characteristic and spiritous; taste - burning;
hygroscopic. Volatilizes readily even at low temperature, and boils at
78°C. Flammable.
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| (b) | Solubility: | Miscible with water, with solvent ether and with chloroform. | |
| (c) | Standards: |
Contains not
less than 99.0% w/w or 99.4 v/v (at 15.56°C) of ethanol.
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| (d) | Identification: |
Complies with the requirements described under "Alcohol."
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| (e) | Acidity or Alkalinity: |
Complies with
the requirements described under "Alcohol."
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| (f) | Clarity of solution: |
Complies with
the requirements described under "Alcohol."
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| (g) | Methanol: |
Complies with
the requirements described under "Alcohol."
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| (h) | Foreign organic substances: |
Complies with
the requirements described under "Alcohol."
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| (i) | Isopropyl alcohol and t-butyl alcohol: | Complies with the requirements described under "Alcohol." | |
| (j) | Aldehydes and ketones: | Complies with the requirements described under "Alcohol." | |
| (k) | Fusel-oil constituents: | Complies with the requirements described under "Alcohol." | |
| (l) | Non-volatile matter: | Complies with the requirements described under "Alcohol." | |
| (m) | Specific gravity: | Between 0.7871 and 0.7902 at 25°C. | |