FORMALDEHYDE
| Sr. |
TEST |
REQUIREMENT |
| 1. |
APPEARANCE |
CLEAR LIQUID |
| 2. |
VAPOUR DENSITY |
1.0 |
| 3. |
COLOUR & ODOUR |
COLOURLESS WITH STRONG PUNGENT ODOUR |
| 4. |
BOILING POINT |
96 °C |
| 5. |
SPECIFIC GRAVITY |
1.08 |
| 5. |
SOLUBILITY IN WATER |
SOLUBLE |
REMARK SAMPLE CONFORMS/ DOES NOT CONFORMS AS PER ABOVE SPECIFICATION
FORMALDEHYDE
Formaldehyde is an organic compound with the formula CH2O or HCHO. It is the simplest aldehyde and is also known by its systematic name methanal. The common name of this substance comes from its similarity and relation to formic acid.
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