Volumetric Analysis Flashcards by Jonathan Laing | Brainscape

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Primary Standard Requirements

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Be available in a high state of purity
Be stable when solid and in solution
Be soluble
Have a reasonably high GFM

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Why is sodium hydroxide not a primary standard?

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Relatively low GFM
Unstable as a solid (absorbs moisture)
Unstable as a solution

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