Sodium chloropalladite (SCP)

Appearance

Brown crystalline solid

Metal content

35.0 - 36.5 % palladium

Loss on drying

2.5 % maximum

Insols

1.5 maximum wt % with respect to palladium 

pH

2.8 - 3.5

Impurities

As determined, with respect to palladium
Fe, Cu, Ni, Co - 200 ppm maximum each
Fe +Cu + Ni + Co - 400 ppm maximum total
Pb + Sn + Sb - 100 ppm maximum total
Zn + Mg + Ca - 200 ppm maximum total
Au + Ag - 150 ppm maximum total
Pt + Ir + Ru + Rh - 500 ppm maximum tot