Label each statement below as either describing the limit of detection (LOD) or the limit of quantitation (LOQ The signal is equal to the average signal of the blank plus three times the standard deviation of the signal from the blank.
a. It is the minimum amount of analyte that produces a signal which can be measured with reasonable accuracy.
b. The concentration is equal to three times the standard deviation of the signal from the blank divided by the slope of the calibration curve.
c. The concentration is equal to 10 times the standard deviation of the signal from the blank divided by the slope of the calibration curve.
d. It is the minimum amount of analyte that produces a signal that is significantly different from the blank.

It is the minimum amount of analyte that produces a signal which can be measured with reasonable accuracy - LOQ

The concentration is equal to three times the standard deviation of the signal from the blank divided by the slope of the calibration curve - LOD

The concentration is equal to 10 times the standard deviation of the signal from the blank divided by the slope of the calibration curve - LOQ

It is the minimum amount of analyte that produces a signal that is significantly different from the blank - LOD

Explanation:

We define the limit of detection has the lowest amount of analyte that produces a signal that is significantly different from a blank solution ( the absence of the substance). It is calculated as three times the standard deviation of the signal from the blank divided by the slope of the calibration curve.

The limit of quantitation (LOQ) is defined as the minimum amount of analyte that produces a signal which can be measured with reasonable accuracy. It is measured as 10 times the standard deviation of the signal from the blank divided by the slope of the calibration curve.

water   molecules stay close to each other through cohesion, the collective action of hydrogen bonds between water molecules. cohesion plants draw water upwards from the root through the stem's transport tubes (xylem) to the leaf. this transport occurs even in large trees and against gravity. transpiration, evaporation of water from plant leaves, creates a tension on water molecules being pulled up from the stem and roots.

water also has high (the attraction of one substance to another) properties because of its polar nature. adhesion of water molecules to plant cell walls counteract gravity while water is transported from roots to leaves.

water exhibits a very high surface tension when compared to other liquids. surface tension is a property of a liquid that holds the surface together and allows it to resist an external force. by capillary action, the water forms concave menisci inside the pores. the high surface tension of water pulls the concavity outwards, generating enough force to lift water from the roots to the leaves of plants.

thus, cohesion, along with adhesion and surface tension creates a capillary action that keeps water molecules interacting and moving through the plants out to the leaf cells.

therefore, option d) is the correct answer.

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