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What raises baseline noise in a flame ionisation detector?

  • A.A column shorter than recommended
  • B.An oven programme that ramps too slowly
  • C.A sample more dilute than the calibration
  • D.Contaminated gases or a dirty jet

Answer: D

Impurities in the hydrogen or air, or deposits on the jet, produce a fluctuating current that appears as noise and raises the detection limit. Column length, ramp rate and sample concentration affect the chromatography rather than the detector's stability. That a detection limit can be spoiled by the purity of a gas rather than by anything in the instrument's design is a reminder that consumables are part of the method. A single measurement chosen to respond to the one asymmetry beats several that respond to shared behaviour.

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