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The existing volumetric methods for the determination of thorium are indirect and unsatisfactory. A direct titrimetric method for the estimation of thorium has been developed which involves the adjustment ofph, addition of 1 ml. of 0.02% SPADNS indicator, dilution to volume and titration with versene. It is based on the fact that thorium forms a coloured complex with SPADNS and after the bulk of thorium has reacted with versene, the highly coloured thorium- indicator complex is destroyed, marking the end point. Quantity of thorium as small as 5 mg. can be titrated accurately when present in a volume of 50 ml. Determination of thorium can also be made in presence of large amount of iron by adding ascorbic acid prior to the titration. Interferences of various ions have also been studied. The method proposed for thorium is selective and should be of considerable use in many cases.
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The author's thanks are due to Dr. A. K. Ghosal, Principal Darjeeling Government College, for providing all laboratory facilities and Dr. A. K. Mukherjee, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Calcutta for his kind help in the work.
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Banerjee, G. Direct complexometric titration of thorium with versene using SPADNS. Z. Anal. Chem. 148, 349–354 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00530815
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