Sodium Hydrosulfite

Na2S2O4 sodium dithionite Content Description Identification (2) (3) hydrosulfite (Na2S2O4).

Mol. Wt. 174.11 7775-14-6 Sodium Hydrosulfite contains not less than 85.0% of sodium Sodium Hydrosulfite occurs as a white to gray-white crystalline (1) To 10 ml of Sodium Hydrosulfite solution (1 100), add 2 ml

powder. It is odorless or has a slight odor of sulfur dioxide. of cupric sulfate solution (1 20). A gray-black color develops. To 10 ml of Sodium Hydrosulfite solution (1 100), add 1 ml of potassium Sodium Hydrosulfite responds to all tests for Sodium Salt as described in the (1) Clarity of solution Slightly turbid. permanganate solution (1 300). The color of the solution disappears immediately. Qualitative Tests. Purity

Test Solution To 10 ml of formalin, add 10 ml of water, and neutralize with

sodium hydroxide solution (1 25). Take 10 ml of the solution, weigh 0.5 g of Sodium Hydrosulfite, dissolve in the solution, and allow to stand for 5 minutes. (2) Heavy metals Not more than 10 g/g as Pb.

Sample Solution Weigh 5.0 g of Sodium Hydrosulfite, dissolve in 30 ml of boiling

water, and add 5 ml of hydrochloric acid. Evaporate to dryness on a water bath, add 15 ml of boiling water and 5 ml of hydrochloric acid to the residue, and evaporate to dryness on a water bath again. Dissolve the residue with water to make about 20 ml, filter, and add water to make 25 ml.

Test Solution Measure 10 ml of the sample solution, add 2 ml of diluted acetic

acid (1 20) and water to make 50 ml.

Control Solution Measure exactly 2 ml of Lead Standard Solution, add 2 ml of

diluted acetic acid (1 20) and water to make 50 ml. (3) Zinc Not more than 80 g/g as Zn.

Procedure Measure 5 ml of the sample solution prepared under test (2) above,
add 0.1 ml of ammonia TS, filter, and transfer the filtrate into a Nessler tube. Add water to make 20 ml, add 5 ml of diluted hydrochloric acid (1 4) and 0.1 ml of freshly prepared potassium ferrocyanide solution (1 10), and allow to stand for 15 minutes. The solution is not more turbid than the following control solution.

Control Solution Measure 8 ml of Zinc Standard Solution, transfer into a Nessler

tube, add water to make 20 ml, add 5 ml of diluted hydrochloric acid (1 4) and 0.1 ml of freshly prepared potassium ferrocyanide solution (1 10), add water, and allow to stand for 15 minutes. (4) Arsenic Not more than 4.0 g/g as As2O3.

Test Solution Weigh 5.0 g of Sodium Hydrosulfite, and dissolve in water to make
25 ml. Measure 5 ml of this solution, add 1 ml of sulfuric acid, evaporate to about 2 ml, and add water to make 10 ml. Use 5 ml of this solution as the test solution.

Apparatus Apparatus B.
(5) Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate Weigh 0.5 g of Sodium Hydrosulfite, dissolve in 5 ml of water, add 2 ml of potassium chromate solution (1 200) and 2 ml of arsenic trioxide TS, and heat in a water bath for 2 minutes. No purple color develops. (6) Formate Not more than 0.050% as HCHO.

Procedure Weigh 1.0 g of Sodium Hydrosulfite, and dissolve in water to make

1,000 ml. Measure 10 ml of this solution, add 5 ml of diluted hydrochloric acid (1 2), and add about 0.3 g of magnesium dust in small portions. After effervescence is almost no longer evolved, cover with a watch glass, and allow to stand for 2 hours. Measure 1 ml of this solution, add 2 ml of sulfuric acid and 0.5 ml of chromotropic acid TS, and heat in a water bath for 10 minutes. The color of the solution is not darker than that of the control solution.

Control Solution Measure 1.0 ml of Dilute Formaldehyde Standard Solution, add

5 ml of diluted hydrochloric acid (1 2), and proceed in the same manner as the test solution. Assay Add 10 ml of water to 10 ml of formalin, and neutralize with sodium hydroxide solution (1 25). To this solution, add about 2 g of Sodium Hydrosulfite, accurately weighed, and dissolve in water to make exactly 500 ml. Measure exactly 25 ml of this solution, adjust the pH to 1.11.5 with diluted hydrochloric acid (1 10), and titrate with 0.05 mol/l iodine for sodium hydrosulfite (indicator: starch TS). 1 ml of 0.05 mol/l iodine = 4.353 mg of Na2S2O4