Monograph

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Sodium Pyrophosphate Decahydrate

(Diphosphoric Acid, Tetrasodium Salt, Decahydrate)
Part 4, Monographs for Reagent Chemicals: General Descriptions, Specifications, and Tests
eISBN: 9780841230460
Tom Tyner Chair, ACS Committee on Analytical Reagents
James Francis Secretary, ACS Committee on Analytical Reagents

ABSTRACT
This monograph for Sodium Pyrophosphate Decahydrate provides, in addition to common physical constants, a general
description including typical appearance, applications, change in state (approximate), and aqueous solubility. The
monograph also details the following specifications and corresponding tests for verifying that a substance meets ACS
Reagent Grade specifications including: Assay, pH of a 5% Solution at 25.0 °C, Insoluble Matter, Chloride, Sulfate,
Nitrogen Compounds, Heavy Metals, and Iron.

Na4P2O7 • 10H2O Formula Wt 446.06 CAS No. 13472-36-1

GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Typical appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . colorless solid
Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . fusion matrix
Change in state (approximate) . . . . . . . . . . . . melting point, 79 °C
Aqueous solubility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 g in 100 mL at 20 °C

SPECIFICATIONS
Assay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99.0–103.0% Na4P2O7 · 10H2O
pH of a 5% solution at 25.0 °C . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.5–10.5
Maximum Allowable
Insoluble matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.01%
Chloride (Cl) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.002%
Sulfate (SO4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.005%
Nitrogen compounds (as N) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001%
Heavy metals (as Pb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001%
Iron (Fe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001%

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TESTS
Assay
(By acid–base titrimetry). Weigh accurately about 8.0 g, and dissolve in 100 mL of water. Titrate with 1 N hydrochloric acid
volumetric solution to a green color with 0.15 mL of bromphenol blue indicator solution. One milliliter of 1 N hydrochloric
acid corresponds to 0.2230 g of Na4P2O7 · 10H2O.

pH of a 5% Solution at 25.0 °C
[Part 2: Direct Electrometric Methods; pH Potentiometry; pH Range; Procedure for pH of a 5% Solution at 25.0 °C].

Insoluble Matter
[Part 2: Gravimetric Methods; Insoluble Matter]. Use 10.0 g dissolved in 150 mL of water.

Chloride
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Chloride]. Use 0.50 g of sample and 3 mL of nitric acid.

Sulfate
Dissolve 1.0 g in 15 mL of water, and add 5.0 mL of 10% hydrochloric acid (solution pH approximately 2). Filter through
washed filter paper, and add 10 mL of water through the same filter. For control, add 0.05 mg of sulfate ion (SO4) in 20 mL of
water, and add 1.0 mL of (1:19) hydrochloric acid. Dilute both to 35 mL with water, add 5.0 mL of 40% barium chloride
solution, and mix. Observe turbidity after 10 min. Sample solution turbidity should not exceed that of the control solution.

Nitrogen Compounds
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Nitrogen Compounds: Test for Ammonia, Amines, and Nitrogen Compounds Reduced
by Aluminum]. Use 1.0 g. For the standard, use 0.01 mg of nitrogen ion (N).

Heavy Metals
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Heavy Metals (as Lead); Procedure for Heavy Metals, Method 1]. Dissolve 3.0 g in
about 20 mL of water, warming if necessary, add 8 mL of 2 N hydrochloric acid, and dilute with water to 42 mL. Use 35 mL to
prepare the sample solution, and use the remaining 7.0 mL to prepare the control solution.

Iron
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Iron; Procedure for Iron, Method 2 (Hydroxylamine and 1,10-Phenanthroline)]. Use
1.0 g.

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