gravimetric method

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A determination by @W06668@; e.g. in the older method of Cl ion determination, a weighed amount of sample is dissolved in water, AgNO3 solution added, AgCl is precipitated, dried and weighed. From the known @M03722@ of silver in AgCl, the weights of the initial sample and that of the AgCl precipitated, the percentage of chlorine in the sample can be calculated readily.
Source:
PAC, 1990, 62, 2167. (Glossary of atmospheric chemistry terms (Recommendations 1990)) on page 2192 [Terms] [Paper]