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This chapter is concerned with Qualitative Analysis, its description and its associated concepts, and also with analytical properties as adapted to the peculiarities of this branch of Analysis. The definition of Qualitative Analysis is followed by a description of screening systems for classifying samples. The YES/NO binary response, which is the output of qualitative analytical processes, is described and exemplified, particularly as regards its special analytical properties and its associated errors (false positives and false negatives). The main types of Qualitative Analysis possible according to the nature of the equipment used in the analytical process (namely, Classical and Instrumental Qualitative Analysis) are briefly discussed, and so is the high information potential of hybrid techniques.
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Valcárcel Cases, M., López-Lorente, Á.I., López-Jiménez, M.Á. (2018). Qualitative Analytical Processes. In: Foundations of Analytical Chemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62872-1_6
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