1.1.2 - Extracting Analytes
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Practice Questions
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What is an analyte?
💡 Hint: Think about what we are trying to quantify.
Why do we need to extract analytes from water?
💡 Hint: Consider the challenges of direct measurement.
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What is the purpose of extracting analytes from a sample?
💡 Hint: Think about the feasibility of direct measurement.
True or False: Surrogate standards are used to introduce errors in recovery tests.
💡 Hint: Consider the definition and the role of surrogates.
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You have a sample of water containing an analyte with a concentration of 0.2 mg/L. The minimum detection limit for your instrument is 0.5 mg/L. What steps could you take to measure this analyte accurately?
💡 Hint: Think about the methods of increasing concentration.
If a sample extraction results in recovering 80% of an analyte, and you initially added 10 mg to the sample, what is the amount of the analyte you recovered post-extraction?
💡 Hint: Calculate the percentage of the initial added amount.
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