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Table 5 Linearity table of 7 elements

From: Development and validation of ICPMS methods for simultaneous determination of elemental impurities in topical cream containing ximenynic acid

Linearity level

Vanadium (V)

Cobalt (Co)

Nickel (Ni)

Arsenic (As)

Cadmium (Cd)

Mercury (Hg)

Lead (Pb)

Conc. In ppb

Ratio

Conc. in ppb

Ratio

Conc. In ppb

Ratio

Conc. in ppb

Ratio

Conc. in ppb

Ratio

Conc. in ppb

Ratio

Conc. in ppb

Ratio

Linearity Level-1 (25%)

10.00

2.1902

5.00

2.5707

20.00

2.8737

1.50

0.1455

0.50

0.2031

3.00

0.0237

0.50

0.0485

Linearity Level-2 (50%)

20.00

4.2902

10.00

5.0613

40.00

5.6086

3.00

0.2855

1.00

0.4169

6.00

0.0469

1.00

0.0944

Linearity Level-3 (100%)

40.00

8.0322

20.00

9.4614

80.00

10.459

6.00

0.5347

2.00

0.7596

12.00

0.0887

2.00

0.1729

Linearity Level-4 (150%)

60.00

12.296

30.00

14.572

120.00

16.083

9.00

0.8138

3.00

1.1418

18.00

0.1361

3.00

0.267

Linearity Level-5 (200%)

80.00

15.593

40.00

19.266

160.00

20.655

12.00

1.0409

4.00

1.5426

24.00

0.1753

4.00

0.3397

Linearity Level-6 (250%)

100.00

20.164

50.00

25.031

200.00

26.927

15.00

1.3474

5.00

1.9344

30.00

0.2279

5.00

0.441

Slope

0.197

 

0.493

 

0.132

 

0.088

 

0.382

 

0.007

 

0.086

y-Intercept

0.252

−0.074

0.167

0.015

0.013

0.001

 

0.005

Correlation coefficient r

0.999

0.999

0.999

0.999

1.000

0.999

 

0.999

Squared correlation coefficient (r2)

0.999

0.999

0.999

0.999

0.999

0.999

 

0.999

  1. Conc. in ppb—Concentration of standard (ppb), Ratio—ratio of analyte response to ISTD response