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Atomic emission measurements were made to deter mine sodium in a blood serum sample. The f...

Atomic emission measurements were made to deter mine sodium in a blood serum sample. The following emission intensities were obtained for standards of 5.0 and 10.0 ng/mL and for the serum sample. All emission intensities were corrected for any blank emission. The mean value for the blank intensity (cNa = 0.0) was 0.000 with a standard deviation of 0.0071 (arbitrary units).

cNa, ng/mL

Emission Intensity

5

0.51

5

0.49

5

0.48

10

1.02

10

1

10

0.99

Serum

0.71

Serum

0.77

Serum

0.78

(a) Find the mean emission intensity values for the 5.0- and 10.0-ng/mL standards and for the serum sample. Find the standard deviations of these values.

(b) Find the least squares best line through the points at cNa = 0.0, 5.0, and 10.0 ng/mL. Find the calibration sensitivity and the analytical sensitivity.

*(c) Find the detection limit for k values of 2 and 3. To what level of confidence do these correspond?

(d) Find the concentration of Na in the serum sample and the standard deviation of the concentration.

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