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 Nitric acid (HNO3)
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Nitric acid (HNO3)
Item Name:
Nitric acid (HNO3)
Item #:
GAS-15L

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Nitric acid (HNO3)
 
Nitric acid HNO3 NO.15L


Performance

Measuring Range

0.1 to 1 ppm

1 to 20 ppm

20 to 40 ppm

Number of Pump Strokes

2 to 10

1

1/2

Correction Factor

1/2 to 1/10

1

2

Sampling Time

45 seconds per pump stroke

Detecting Limit

0.05 ppm (n=10)

Color Change

Yellow Purple

Reaction Principle

Nitric acid reacts with indicator to produce purple stain.
HNO3 + Indicator Chemical reaction product

Coefficient of Variation 15% (for 1 to 5 ppm), 10% (for 5 to 20 ppm)
Shelf Life 3 Years
Corrections for
temperature & humidity		 Humidity correction is necessary
Store the tubes at cool and dark place.


Possible coexisting substances and their interferences (NOTE)

Substance

Concentration

Interference

Change color by itself

Hydrogen chloride

1/10 time

Plus error

Produces reddish purple stain

Chlorine

 -

No effect

Bleach the discoloration

Carbon monoxide

 -

No effect

No discoloration

Nitrogen dioxide

 -

No effect

No discoloration

Organic solvents

 -

No effect

No discoloration
Other substance measurable with this detector tube

Substance

Correction

Pump Strokes

Measuring Range

Hydrogen bromide

0.8

1

0.8 to 16 ppm

Trichloroacetic acid

by scale

1

1 to 37.5 ppm


Calibration gas generation High pressure gas cylinder method


TLV-TWA TLV-STEL Explosive range
2ppm 4ppm -


 
 Range 0.1-40


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