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6.1—6.1.1 Weigh to the nearest 0.001 g, 5 g of the prepared sample, place in a 100 ml beaker, add 10 ml hydrochloric acid solution (3.4) and evaporate to dryness on a steam bath. Extract the soluble salts with three successive 10 ml portions of boiling 2 N hydrochloric acid solution (3.3), decanting the solution each time through the same filter paper(1) into a 50 ml graduated flask. Wash the filter paper with a little water, cool the solution to room temperature and make up to the mark with water.
6.1.2 Weigh to the nearest 0.001 g, 5 g of the prepared sample into a silica dish and place a silica cover on top. Transfer the dish to a cold muffle furnace, raise the temperature to about 475°C (do not exceed 500°C). Maintain at this temperature for at least 16 hours and then open the furnace and allow the crucible to cool. Add 10 ml hydrochloric acid solution (3.4) and evaporate to dryness on a steam bath. Extract the soluble salts with two successive 10 ml portions of boiling 2 N hydrochloric acid solution (3.3), decanting the solution each time through the same filter paper(1) into a 50 ml graduated flask. Add 5 ml hydrochloric acid solution (3.4) and 5 ml nitric acid solution (3.6) to the residue in the dish and evaporate the mixture to dryness on a hot plate at low heat. Add 10 ml boiling hydrochloric acid solution (3.3) to the residue and filter the solution through the same filter paper into the 50 ml graduated flask. Wash the filter paper with water, cool the solution to room temperature and make up to the mark with water.
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