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Determination of Thermodynamic Properties of Alkaline Earth-liquid Metal Alloys Using the Electromotive Force Technique
Published on: November 3, 2017
Submicro determination of aluminium, bismuth and copper in organometallic compounds
R Belcher1, B Crossland, T R Fennell
1Department of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, P.O. Box 363, Birmingham 15, U.K.
Abstract:
Methods for the determination of aluminium, bismuth or copper m samples of organometallic compounds weighing 40-110 microg have been developed. Spectrophotometric determination following digestion with nitric and sulphuric acids in a sealed tube is recommended, all results obtained from the analysis of standard compounds being within +/- 0.3% absolute error. Digestion in an open tube with perchloric and sulphuric acids gives satisfactory results for bismuth compounds but erratic and often low results for aluminium and copper compounds.
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