Research Article

Cloud Point Extraction for the Determination of Trace Amounts of Cobalt in Water and Food Samples by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

Table 1

Effects of the foreign ions on the recoveries of the Co(II) ion ( ).

Interfering ionsInterfering ion/analyte fold ratio
(w/w)
Recovery/%

K(I)1000101.4
Na(I)100099.3
Mg(II)1000103.8
Ca(II)100096.2
Mn(II)20098.7
Pb(II)200100.6
Cu(II)2097.6
Zn(II)2095.6
Ba(II)10096.0
Ni(II)10095.2
Fe(III)1096.3