Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium as V(III) oxinate.
Vanadium(V) is rapidly reduced by dithionite to V(III) which is extracted as the oxinate into carbon tetrachloride. Vanadium is determined by measuring absorbance of the complex at lambda(max) = 420-425 nm with a sensitivity of 0.004 microg/cm(2) and Beer's law range of 0-7 microg/ml . Several mg of some important elements can be tolerated if they are masked. Molybdenum interferes seriously. The method has been applied to synthetic samples, rutile and ilmenite with satisfactory results. Using ordinary reagents and taking 10 min or less in series for a determination, the method has a sensitivity rarely exceeded by others with a much higher tolerance for other elements.
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Department of Chemistry, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra 132119, Haryana, India.
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