Chapter 15, Problem 15.32P

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The description of selectivity coefficient and size it prefers has to be explained.

Concept introduction:

Selectivity coefficient:

Selectivity is an amount of a method’s freedom from interferences.

The selectivity of a process for the interferent comparative to the analyte is well-defined by a selectivity coefficient

${\text{K}}_{\text{A,I}}\text{=}\frac{{\text{k}}_{\text{I}}}{{\text{k}}_{\text{A}}}$