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Polyethylene glycol 6,000
Synonym: PEG 6,000
H(OCH2CH2)nOH
Mr 5,000 – 7,000
CAS Number [25322-68-3]
EC Number 500-038-2
Merck 14,7568
RTECS TQ4105000
MDL Number MFCD00081839
HR2-533 Measured Conductivity range: 28.6 - 53.8 µS/cm at 25°C
HR2-533 Measured Refractive Index range: 1.40171 - 1.40251 at 20°C
DNases: none detected
RNases: none detected
Proteases: none detected
Phosphatases: none detected
Peroxides (as H2O2) < 0.001%
Al ≤0.0005%
As ≤0.00001%
Ba ≤0.0005%
Bi ≤0.0005%
Ca ≤0.001%
Cd ≤0.0005%
Cl ≤0.005%
Co ≤0.0005%
Cr ≤0.0005%
Cu ≤0.0005%
Fe ≤0.0005%
K ≤0.02%
Li ≤0.0005%
Mg ≤0.0005%
Mn ≤0.0005%
Mo ≤0.0005%
Na ≤0.02%
Ni ≤0.0005%
Pb ≤0.0005%
SO4 ≤0.005%
Sr ≤0.0005%
Zn ≤0.0005%
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