Spectrophotometric determination of germanium by phenylfluorone

Spectrophotometric studies on the reaction between germanium ions and phenylfluorone were discussed including the reaction condition to develop a spectrophotometric method for the determination of germanium. The absorbance was measured at 525 nm after 20 min from the moment of adding the reagent. Beer's Law is obeyed, the relative standard deviation is 2%, the senstivity of the method is 2.55 × 10⁻³ mg/cm³, and the molar absorbtivity based on germanium is 1.75 × 10³.