Practice - Calibration for Quantification
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Practice Questions
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Define a surrogate in environmental analysis.
💡 Hint: Think about how it helps in measuring other substances.
What is the purpose of calibration?
💡 Hint: Consider what we need to measure our samples accurately.
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Interactive Quizzes
Quick quizzes to reinforce your learning
What is the purpose of adding a surrogate?
💡 Hint: Recall the role of the surrogate.
True or False: The recovery rate should always be lower than the added amount.
💡 Hint: Think about what recovery means.
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Challenge Problems
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You added 150 micrograms of surrogate and recovered 15 micrograms after analysis. What is the recovery rate?
💡 Hint: Use the recovery calculation formula.
If your unknown sample yields a response of 240,000 and the calibration response equation is 60,000m, what is the mass of the analyte?
💡 Hint: Utilize the calibration equation for the calculation.
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