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A silver chloride/sulphide amplification reaction for the microdetermination of chloride ion

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An amplification procedure is described for the determination of 0.05–10 mg amounts of chloride ion. The amplification procedure is an arithmetic one based on precipitation of silver chloride, metathesis with sodium sulphide to silver sulphide and sodium chloride, followed by reprecipitation of the chloride, etc. The final yield of Ag2S is converted into AgCl for weighing. In this way, precipitates of silver chloride which are too small to be used for gravimetric purposes can be amplified to produce weighable amounts of silver chloride. The method is precise and gives accurate results in comparison with other methods at low concentrations. The process may also be automated.

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Eine Vervielfachungsmethode zur Bestimmung von 0,05–10 mg Chloridionen wurde beschrieben. Es handelt sich um ein arithmetisches Verfahren, das auf der Fällung von Silberchlorid, dessen Umsetzung mit Natriumsulfid zu Silbersulfid und Natriumchlorid, neuerlicher Fällung des Chlorids usw., beruht. Die endgültige Menge Silbersulfid wird zu Silberchlorid umgesetzt und dann gewogen. Silberchloridniederschläge, die für gravimetrische Zwecke zu gering sind, können so zu wägbaren Mengen vervielfacht werden. Das Verfahren gibt genaue Resultate, die mit anderen Verfahren bei geringen Konzentrationen gut übereinstimmen. Es eignet sich zur Automatisierung.

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Rahim, S.A., Abdulahed, H. & West, T.S. A silver chloride/sulphide amplification reaction for the microdetermination of chloride ion. Mikrochim Acta 62, 111–117 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01271424

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