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Title: Whats the difference between UV and Colorimetry Analysis?
Post by: Blair1994 on April 08, 2011, 07:51:53 am

Its just that they are on different parts of the spectrums, i.e visible and UV, but the analysis is basically the same yeah?

Title: Re: Whats the difference between UV and Colorimetry Analysis?
Post by: scocliffe09 on April 10, 2011, 04:57:47 pm

Quote from: Blair1994 on April 08, 2011, 07:51:53 am

Its just that they are on different parts of the spectrums, i.e visible and UV, but the analysis is basically the same yeah?

also for colorimetry you are choosing a complementary coloured light (rather than just a white light lamp) based on the colour of the solution - so it only works for coloured solutions. UV/Vis can include both spectra and is therefore usable on a wider range of solutions. The majority of the analysis is the same though.