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Paragraph 3 PRINCIPLE

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Molybdenum(v); forms a complex [MoO(SCN)5]– – in an acid medium with SCN– ions. The complex is extracted with n-butyl acetate. Interfering ions such as those of iron remain in the aqueous phase. The yellow-orange colour is determined by molecular absorption spectrometry at 470 nm.