Sodium Hydroxide Solution, Strong Reagent Preparation SOP

Title: Standard operating procedure of Sodium Hydroxide Solution, Strong.

1.0  OBJECTIVE:

To lay down the procedure of Sodium Hydroxide Solution, Strong for Laboratory use.

2.0  SCOPE:

This shall be applicable to the Quality Control Laboratory.

3.0  RESPONSIBILITY:

3.1  Q.C Pharmacist.

4.0  ACCOUNTABILITY:

4.1  Manager-Quality Control.

4.2  Head of the Q.C Department.

5.0  MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT:

5.1  Glassware (one 100.0ml beaker, one stirrer, one pipette).

5.2  Magnetic stirrer.

5.3  42.0g of Sodium Hydroxide R.

5.4  Purified water q.s.

6.0  PROCEDURE:

6.1  Accurately weigh 42.0g of Sodium Hydroxide R, by using weighing balance.

6.2  Take a beaker of 100.0ml.

6.3  Add 42.0g of Sodium Hydroxide R in it.

6.4  Add sufficient quantity of purified water R, by using magnetic stirrer.

6.5  And dilute it to 100.0ml with purified water R.

7.0  REVISION LOG:

Revision No.	Effective Date	Reason
00		New SOP

8.0  REFERENCES:

8.1  The British Pharmacopoeia. Vol V. Appendix I, Official Monograph /General Reagent: 2015, pp.19-141.

9.0  ANNEXURES:

9.1  Not Applicable.

10.0    ABBREVIATIONS:

Abbreviation	Expanded Form
SOP	Standard operating procedure
&	And
No.	Number
Ltd.	Limited
Q.C	Quality control
QCR	Quality control reagent
ml	Milliliter
g	Grams
R	Reagent
q.s.	Quantity sufficient
Vol	Volume