Question

5. Give the principles of all the methods employed for the limit test of lead,​

Answer 1

Lead is a most undesirable impurity in medical compounds and comes through use of sulphuric acid, lead lined apparatus and glass bottles use for storage of chemicals.

Principle:

Limit test of lead is based on the reaction of lead and diphenyl thiocabazone (dithizone) in alkaline solution to form lead dithizone complex which is read in color.

Dithizone is green in color in chloroform and lead-dithizone complex is violet in color, so the resulting color at the end of process is red.