Analyte

Analyte

Analyte

Chemical substance being analyzed, especially in clinical chemistry

An analyte, component (in clinical chemistry), titrand (in titrations), or chemical species is a substance or chemical constituent that is of interest in an analytical procedure. The purest substances are referred to as analytes, such as 24 karat gold, NaCl, water, etc. In reality, no substance has been found to be 100% pure in its quality, so a substance that is found to be most pure (for some metals, 99% after electrolysis) is called an analyte.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Harvey, David (2009). Analytical Chemistry 2.0 (PDF). DePauw University. p. 42.


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