title: The significance of the CrO(4)2- chemical equilibrium HCr(4)- equilibrium in the determination of chromium(VI) by flame spectrometry.
abstract: Chromium atomic absorption for Cr(VI) solutions in the air-acetylene and air-hydrogen flames is pH-dependent, but not in the nitrous oxide-acetylene flame. The effect is shown to occur as a result of the HCrO(-)(4) chemical equilibrium CrO(2-)(4) equilibrium, and may cause significant errors in the determination of chromium by atomic-absorption Spectrometry unless the pH of sample and standard solutions is controlled.
authors.affiliation: Department of Soil Science, University of Aberdeen, Old Aberdeen, Scotland.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Cresser
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hargitt