Spectrophotometric Determination of Sm(III) Content in Hydrochloric Acid Solution

On the basis of the electronic absorption spectra of Sm³⁺ ions in aqueous solutions of hydrochloric and perchloric acids (1M) calibration plots of samarium content against the optical density of the solutions have been constructed for frequencies 47,800, 31,460, 29,140, 27,760, 26,740, 24,940, 24,020, 21,580, and 20,900 cm^–1 corresponding to the optical density maxima. The results of the calculation of errors in determining the metal concentration are presented. It has been shown that for hydrochloric acid solutions of samarium correct determination of its content is possible at frequencies 24,940, 21,580, and 20,900 cm^–1 in the concentration ranges 1.0–3.5, 2.5–5.0, and 0.08–5.00%, respectively. For perchloric acid solutions of samarium, correct determination of its content is possible at the 24,940 cm^–1 frequency in the concentration range from 1.0 to 3.5%.