Question
Pharmaceutical Analysis Question on Flame photometry & atomic absorption spectrometry
In absorption spectrometry, high values of absorbance values (grater than 1 or 2) tend to give poorer precision because
A
Too much light saturates the detector
B
Little light reaches the detector
C
Beer's law deviations are worse
D
Monochromators work poorly under intense light
Answer
Little light reaches the detector
Explanation
Solution
The correct option is (A) :Little light reaches the detector