How do you find the detection limit? We did an analysis of a bunch of different copper standards and got the absorbency of all of them. But my teacher wants me to find the detection limit, which I have no knowledge of.

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aaronq · Answer

take a look at this http://www.wfu.edu/chemistry/courses/jonesbt/280L/Intro%201/FOM.pdf

anonymous · Answer

What is "blank signal measurement"?

aaronq · Answer

you measure the OD of your blanks and use the readings to get the standard deviation.

aaronq · Answer

a blank is everything in the sample except what you're measuring