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A system suitability test gives the following.

ParameterResultLimit
Plate number4200Not less than 5000
Tailing factor1.3Not more than 2.0
Repeatability0.6 per centNot more than 1.0 per cent

What should be done?

  • A.Adjust the detector's wavelength and repeat
  • B.Increase the injection volume to raise the plate count
  • C.Investigate the column before running samples
  • D.Proceed, since two of the three parameters pass

Answer: C

The plate number has fallen below its limit, which points at a degraded or partly blocked column, and the batch must not proceed until it is resolved. Passing two criteria out of three is not passing, wavelength does not affect efficiency, and a larger injection would reduce the plate count further. A suitability test that is overridden when it fails serves no purpose at all, which is the point of setting the limits in advance. Checking the units of each quantity catches a wrong formula before the arithmetic begins.

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