Sl no Ash taken (gm) NaOH taken (gm) Vol of NaOH (ml) Vol of silicate (ml) Specific gravity % silica in solution Undigested ash (gm) % silica digested
1 10 10 500 450 1.026 1.07 2.2 54.89
2 20 10 500 415 1.033 2.2 4.7 56.82
3 30 10 500 380 1.036 2.78 11.2 48
4 40 10 500 310 1.038 3.49 15.2 45.28
Table 2: Digestion of rice husk ash for 1 hour in 0.5n NaOH solution.