Lab Chemical
DEVARDA ALLOY POWDER AR
Product code RXSOL-60-6604-411
DEVARDA ALLOY POWDER AR
Description
Devarda's alloy is used as reducing agent in analytical chemistry for the determination of nitrates after
their reduction to ammonia under alkaline conditions. Devarda's alloy is a reducing agent that was
commonly used in wet analytical chemistry to produce so-called nascent hydrogen under
alkaline conditions in situ.
Application
Application
Devarda's alloy is a reducing agent that was commonly used in wet analytical chemistry to produce so-called nascent hydrogen under alkaline conditions in situ. In the Marsh test, used for arsenic determination, hydrogen is generated by contacting zinc powder with hydrochloric acid.
Precautions
Precautions