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What does a certified reference material provide?

  • A.A check on the instrument's wavelength
  • B.A matrix with a known analyte content
  • C.A pure standard for calibration
  • D.A blank matched to the sample

Answer: B

A certified material is a real matrix - a soil, a food, an alloy - whose analyte content has been established by several laboratories and methods, so a result on it tests the whole procedure against an accepted value. A pure standard calibrates, a blank measures contamination, and wavelength is checked with a lamp. Validating against a material like the sample, rather than against a pure solution, is what distinguishes accuracy from precision. The shared properties explain why these belong to one family, and the differences explain why more than one exists.

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