A 10 μL aqueous sample containing 1 attogram of Rb+ was injected into a graphite furnace atomic absorption instrument. Calculate the concentration of Rb+ atoms in ppb. The molecular weight of Rb is 85.47 g/mol. density of water = 1.0 g/mL atto = 1 x 10-18 Amazingly, the low concentration of this sample can be detected

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A 10 μL aqueous sample containing 1 attogram of Rb+ was injected into a graphite furnace atomic absorption instrument.

Calculate the concentration of Rb+ atoms in ppb. The molecular weight of Rb is 85.47 g/mol.

density of water = 1.0 g/mL

atto = 1 x 10-18

Amazingly, the low concentration of this sample can be detected

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