Monograph

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Sodium Bromide
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 Bromide 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, Bromate, Chloride, Sulfate, Barium,
Heavy Metals, Iron, Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium.

NaBr Formula Wt 102.89 CAS No. 7647-15-6

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Typical appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . white or colorless solid

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . standard in ion chromatography
Change in state (approximate) . . . . . . . . . . . . melting point, 755 °C
Aqueous solubility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 g in 100 mL at 20 °C

SPECIFICATIONS

Assay (corrected) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ≥99.0% NaBr

pH of a 5% solution at 25.0 °C . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0–8.8

Maximum Allowable
Insoluble matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.005%
Bromate (BrO3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001%
Chloride (Cl) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.2%
Sulfate (SO4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.002%
Barium (Ba) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.002%
Heavy metals (as Pb) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ppm
Iron (Fe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ppm

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Calcium (Ca) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.002%

Magnesium (Mg) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001%
Potassium (K) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1%

TESTS
Assay
(By argentimetric titration of bromide content). Weigh, to the nearest 0.1 mg, about 0.4 g of sample. Transfer to a 250 mL
titration flask, and dissolve in 25 mL of water. Add slowly, while agitating, 50.0 mL of 0.1 N silver nitrate volumetric
solution, then add 3 mL of nitric acid and 10 mL of benzyl alcohol, and shake vigorously. Add 2 mL of ferric ammonium
sulfate indicator solution, and titrate the excess silver nitrate with 0.1 N ammonium thiocyanate volumetric solution. One
milliliter of 0.1 N silver nitrate corresponds to 0.01029 g of NaBr (uncorrected).

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 20 g dissolved in 150 mL of water.

Bromate
[Part 2: Direct Electrometric Methods; Specific Polarographic Procedures; Polarographic Procedure for Bromate and Iodate].
Use 10.0 g of sample in 25 mL of solution. For the standard, add 0.10 mg of bromate ion (BrO3).

Chloride
Dissolve 0.50 g in 15 mL of dilute nitric acid (1:2) in a small flask. Add 3 mL of 30% hydrogen peroxide, and digest on a hot
plate (~100 °C) until the solution is colorless. Wash down the sides of the flask with a little water, digest for an additional 15
min, cool, and dilute with water to 200 mL. Dilute 2.0 mL with water to 20 mL, and add 1 mL of nitric acid and 1 mL of silver
nitrate reagent solution. Any turbidity should not exceed that produced by 0.01 mg of chloride ion (Cl) in an equal volume
of solution containing the quantities of reagents used in the test.

Sulfate
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Sulfate; Procedure for Sulfate, Method 1].

Barium
For the sample, dissolve 6.0 g in 15 mL of water. For the control, dissolve 1.0 g in 15 mL of water, and add 0.1 mg of barium
ion (Ba). To each solution, add 5 mL of acetic acid, 5 mL of 30% hydrogen peroxide, and 1 mL of hydrochloric acid. Digest in

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a covered beaker on a hot plate (~100 °C) until reaction ceases, uncover, and evaporate to dryness. Dissolve the residues in
15 mL of water, filter if necessary, and dilute with water to 23 mL. Add 2 mL of 10% potassium dichromate reagent solution,
and add ammonium hydroxide until the orange color is just dissipated and the yellow color persists. Add 25 mL of methanol,
stir vigorously, and allow to stand for 10 min. Any turbidity in the solution of the sample should not exceed that in the
control.

Heavy Metals
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Heavy Metals (as Lead); Procedure for Heavy Metals, Method 1]. Dissolve 6.0 g in
about 20 mL of water, and dilute with water to 50 mL. Use 25 mL to prepare the sample solution, and use the remaining 5.0
mL to prepare the control solution..

Iron
Dissolve 2.0 g in 40 mL of water plus 2 mL of hydrochloric acid, and dilute with water to 50 mL. Add 30–50 mg of ammonium
peroxydisulfate crystals and 3 mL of 30% ammonium thiocyanate reagent solution. Any red color should not exceed that
produced by 0.01 mg of iron ion (Fe) in an equal volume of solution containing the quantities of reagents used in the test.

Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium

(By flame AAS, [Part 2: Trace and Ultratrace Elemental Analysis; Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy; Analysis; Procedure for
Flame AAS]).

For the Determination of Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium

S a m p l e S t o c k S o l u t i o n . Dissolve 5.0 g of sample with water in a 100 mL volumetric flask, and dilute to the mark with
water (1 mL = 0.05 g).

For the Determination of Calcium, Magnesium, and Potassium

Element Wavelength (nm) Sample Wt (g) Standard Added Flame Type* Background
(mg) Correction
Ca 422.7 1.0 0.02; 0.04 N/A No
Mg 285.2 1.0 0.01; 0.02 A/A Yes
K 766.5 0.05 0.025; 0.05 A/A No
*A/A is air/acetylene; N/A is nitrous oxide/acetylene.

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