volumetric analysis
Americannoun
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determination of the concentration, by volume, of a substance in a solution, as by titration.
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determination of the volume of gases or changes in their volume during combination.
noun
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quantitative analysis of liquids or solutions by comparing the volumes that react with known volumes of standard reagents, usually by titration Compare gravimetric analysis
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quantitative analysis of gases by volume
Etymology
Origin of volumetric analysis
First recorded in 1860–65
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The processes of volumetric analysis are, in general, simpler than those of gravimetric analysis and accordingly serve best as an introduction to the practice of quantitative analysis.
From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot
After a careful review of the experience thus gained the conclusion has been reached that volumetric analysis offers the better approach to the subject.
From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot
The chromates in solution are more stable than other similar oxidising agents, and consequently are generally used in the laboratory as one of the standard oxidising agents for volumetric analysis.
From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Cornelius Beringer
Titrā′tion, volumetric analysis, the process of ascertaining the quantity of any given constituent present in a compound by observing it under the application of standard solutions.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
Such hydrolytic processes as the above are of great importance in analytical chemistry, especially in the understanding of the action of indicators in volumetric analysis.
From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Henry P. Talbot
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