A gravimetric and an X-ray fluorescence method for the determination of rubidium in Rb2U(SO4)3 |
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Authors: | K D Singh Mudher K Krishnan N C Jayadevan |
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Institution: | (1) Fuel Chemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, 400 085 Bombay, India |
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Abstract: | Chemical characterization of rubidium uranium(IV) trisulfate, Rb2U(SO4)3, a new chemical assay standard for uranium requires accurate analysis of rubidium. A gravimetric and an X-ray fluorescence method (XRF) for the determination of rubidium in this compound are described. In the gravimetric method, rubidium is determined as Rb2NaCo(NO2)6].H2O without separating uranium with a precision of the order of ±0.5%. In the XRF method, the concentration ratio of rubidium to uranium, CRb/CU, is determined in the solid samples by the binary ratio method using calibration between intensity ratios (IRb/IU) and concentration ratios (CRb/CU). The concentration of rubidium is derived using the uranium value which is known with a precision better than ±0.05%. The XRF method has a precision better than ±0.8% for rubidium determination. |
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