Title: Mohr amplification process
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - Mohr amplification process
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.M03967
Status: current

Definition
The process in which iodide is oxidized to iodate to achieve a more favourable measurement.

Source
- PAC, 1982, 54, 2553. 'Recommendations on use of the term amplification reactions' on page 2555 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254122553)

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Citation: Citation: 'Mohr amplification process' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.M03967
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