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Photomultiplier Tube (PMT) detector is used in :

  • A.Ion chromatograph
  • B.Gas chromatograph
  • C.Atomic absorption spectrometer
  • D.TOC analyzer

Answer: C

A photomultiplier tube is used as the detector in the atomic absorption spectrometer.

In atomic absorption spectrometry, light from a hollow cathode lamp passes through the atomised sample, and the light that is not absorbed is measured by a photomultiplier tube, which converts weak light into an amplified electrical signal. The absorbance gives the concentration of the metal.

An ion chromatograph normally uses a conductivity detector, a gas chromatograph uses detectors such as flame ionisation or thermal conductivity, and a TOC analyser measures the carbon dioxide formed, usually with a non-dispersive infrared detector.

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