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Lecture- 18
Subject – Pharmaceutical Analysis-I
Course – B. Pharm 1st Year
Faculty Name – Umesh Kumar
Contents
 Bromatometry
 Principle
 Applications
BROMATOMETRY (POTASSIUM
BROMATE TITRATION):
 The specific titrations with potassium bromate is
referred to as Bromatometry.
 It may be exploited as an effective and useful oxidizing
agent in the qualitative determination (assay) of
pharmaceutical substances like mephenesin, phenol
sodium and salicylate.
Principle:
 Potassium Bromate is a powerful oxidizing agent which is reduced
smoothly to bromide in the presence of HCl and which is then
oxidized to give free bromine by bromate (excess).
 At the end point of titration free bromine appears.
 In this type of titrations Methyl red indicator is used, which
decolorises by oxidation at end point.
APPLICATIONS:
1. Assay of Isoniazid
2. Determination of Hydroxylamine
3. Determination of As/Sb
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