There are hundreds of sensors that detect components in chemical solution.
2006-12-27 18:35:02
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answered by godlessinaz 3
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There are many kinds of sensors designed to measure specific componants in specific chemical solutions (for instance, conductivity probes are widely used to detect water hardness) but there is no sensor that can detect every componant in any solution.
2006-12-28 02:37:39
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answered by enginerd 6
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For a solution, a mass spectrophotometer can detect some of the components, but only if you can somehow remove one of the components to make a basis for the mass spec; also, the solution must be colored for the mass spectrophotometer, since mass spec works on the basis of the absorption of light. If you are just handed a random chemical solution, there are some tests you could do to determine the components. For example, precipitate test, pH test, mass spec, perhaps UV spec, but theres nothing that can precisely tell you the chemical it is. Even for mass/UV spectrophotometry, you have to compare the solution to a standard in order to tell what is in it.
2006-12-28 03:32:45
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answered by Anonymous
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as of the latest technology I grasp, there is no sensor that can detect any chemical component in any kind of solutions. the one available in the market are water analyzers (which are limited to some salts present in the water), the sensor to detect the concentration of a certain solution, and the sampling style by the use of ICP, AAS, AES, GCMS, LCMS, and other spectrophotometers.
If you are trying to make one, it will be a breakthrough in chemistry.
2006-12-28 02:50:08
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answered by bunny 2
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Yes, there are many. Hach Co. lists over 95 ion specific probes. But no probe looks for everything - it is (as its name implies) ion specific and will let you determine the concentration of a specific ion. If you want to know what ions are present in a solution you have to resort to some other methods of analysis like mass spectrophotometry, ion chromatography, gas chromatography, etc.
2006-12-28 07:46:28
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answered by The Old Professor 5
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