qualitative analysis

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Q04973
Analysis in which substances are identified or classified on the basis of their chemical or physical properties, such as chemical reactivity, @S05740@, @M04000@, @M03821@ point, radiative properties (emission, absorption), mass spectra, nuclear half-life, etc.
See also:
quantitative analysis
Source:
PAC, 1995, 67, 1699. (Nomenclature in evaluation of analytical methods including detection and quantification capabilities (IUPAC Recommendations 1995)) on page 1701 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'qualitative analysis' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 3rd ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2006. Online version 3.0.1, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.Q04973 RIS BibTex EndNote
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