title: Determination of selenium(IV) and tellurium(IV) by differential pulse polarography.
abstract: Differential pulse polarographic methods for the determination of selenium(IV) and tellurium(IV) in nitric acid medium are described. The peak current is maximal when 0.25M nitric acid medium is used, the DPP peaks for Se(IV) and Te(IV) being at -0.54 and -0.8 V vs. Ag/AgCl respectively. The peak current is a linear function of selenium concentration over three ranges, 5.1 x 10(-6)-1.3 x 10(-5), 1.27 x 10(-5)-1.27 x 10(-4) and 1.27 x 10(-4)-7.60 x 10(-4)M Se(IV), with different slopes. The plot for Te(IV) is linear over the range 0.78 x 10(-6)-9.40 x 10(-5)M.
authors.affiliation: Inorganic Chemistry Division, The Institute of Science, 15, Madam Cama Road, Bombay 400 032, India.
authors.forename: B V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Thakkar