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Determination of trace elements in high purity gold by high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

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Trace elements were determined in high purity gold by high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HR-ICP-MS). Sample were decomposed by aqua regia. To overcome some potentially problematic spectral interference, measurements were acquired in both medium and high resolution modes. The matrix effects due to the presence of excessive HCl and Au were evaluated. The optimum conditions for the determination was tested and discussed. The standard addition method was employed for quantitative analysis. The detection limits range from 0.01μg/g to 0.28μg/g depending on the elements. The method is accurate, quick and convenient. It has been applied to the determination of trace elements in high purity gold with satisfactory results.

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China

    Hualin Xie  (谢华林), Kelong Huang & Xidu Nie

  2. Department of Chemistry, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang, 421008, China

    Hualin Xie  (谢华林) & Xidu Nie

  3. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanhua University, Hengyang, 410001, China

    Liang Fu

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Funded by the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 05JJ40017) and Hunan Provincial Education Department of China (No. 07C029, 08C260)

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Xie, H., Huang, K., Nie, X. et al. Determination of trace elements in high purity gold by high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. J. Wuhan Univ. Technol.-Mat. Sci. Edit. 24, 608–612 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11595-009-4608-5

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