title: Application of factor analysis to polarographic data: determination of the number of species present in metal ion-ligand systems.
abstract: It is shown that factor analysis is applicable to polarographic data, and can be used to find the number of complex species in solution. An analytical criterion for finding this number is proposed and applied to several calculated and experimental data sets. The range of use of the factor-analysis method is compared with that for spectrophotometric and potentiometric data.
authors.affiliation: Comisión Nacional de Energia Atómica, Departamento Química de Reactores, Av. Libertador 8250, 1429 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baumgartner
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Gettar
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Mingorance
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Magallanes