Abstract:
A simple, fast and selective spectrophotometric method for the determination of trace nitrate ion in uranium dioxide was developed, based on the fade of indigo carmine(IC) with nitrate ion in sulfuric acid medium. The visible absorbance is detected at a wavelenth of 610 nm. The linear calibration range is 0.20-1.00 mg/L. The linear equation and the correlation coefficient are
y=0.297 5
x+0.020 5 and 0.999 39 respectively. The relative standard deviation is less than 10%, and the standard addition recovery of nitrate ion is 93%-106%. The method is applied to the determination of nitrate ion in uranium dioxide sample with satisfactory results.