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Simultaneous determination of uranium and thorium with Arsenazo III by second-derivative spectrophotometry

1990; Elsevier BV; Volume: 37; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0039-9140(90)80205-t

ISSN

1873-3573

Autores

Reiko Kuroda,

Tópico(s)

Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Resumo

A derivative spectrophotometric method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of microgram quantities of uranium and thorium with Arsenazo III in hydrochloric acid medium. The second-derivative absorbances of the uranium and thorium Arsenazo III complexes at 679.5 and 684.4 nm are used for their quantification. Uranium and thorium, both in the range 0.1–0.7 μg/ml have been determined simultaneously with good precision. The procedure does not require separation of uranium and thorium, and allows the determination of both metals in the presence of alkaline-earth metals and zirconium, but lanthanides interfere.

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