• British Pharmacopoeia Volume V
  • Appendices
  • Appendix I A. General Reagents

Ethanol (96%)
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Ethanol (96%) Alcohol

Analytical reagent grade ethanol of commerce containing not less than 95.1% v/v and not more than 96.9% v/v of C2H6O.

A colourless liquid; weight per mL, about 0.81 g.

Diluted ethanols may be prepared by diluting the volumes of ethanol (96%) indicated in the following table to 1000 mL with water.

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