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A new spot test for silver

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A new spot test for silver has been developed. Test papers are prepared by impregnating filter paper with an equilibrium mixture of potassium tetracyanonickelate and dimethylglyoxime. As little as 0.5μg of silver can be detected.

Zusammenfassung

Ein neuer Tüpfelnachweis für Silber wurde ausgearbeitet. Man imprägniert Filtrierpapier mit einer Gleichgewichtslösung von Kaliumnickeltetracyanid und Dimethylglyoxim. 0,5μg Silber können nachgewiesen werden.

Résumé

On a mis au point un nouvel essai à la touche de l'argent. Les papiers servant aux essais sont préparés par imprégnation de papier filtre par le mélange de tétracyanonickelate de potassium et de diméthylglyoxime ayant la composition d'équilibre. On peut ainsi détecter des traces d'argent de 0,5μg.

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  1. Coates Chemical Laboratory, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

    Buddhadev Sen & Philip W. West

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  1. Buddhadev Sen
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On leave from “The College of Engineering and Technology, Bengal” Jadavpur, Calcutta-32, India

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Sen, B., West, P.W. A new spot test for silver. Mikrochim Acta 43, 979–982 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01223993

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