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Peak maximum

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-008571

The point on a chromatographic or spectral peak where the signal intensity reaches its highest value. This point corresponds to the highest concentration of the analyte eluting from the column or the strongest absorption/emission of radiation. It is used to determine retention times or characteristic energies for qualitative analysis.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CHM-008571
FieldChemistry
SubjectAnalytical Chemistry
ReferencesOrange Book, 2nd ed., p. 102 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)
See alsoPeak base
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Peak maximum",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The point on a chromatographic or spectral peak where the signal intensity reaches its highest value. This point corresponds to the highest concentration of the analyte eluting from the column or the strongest absorption/emission of radiation. It is used to determine retention times or characteristic energies for qualitative analysis.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "peak base"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Orange Book, 2nd ed., p. 102 (https://media.iupac.org/publications/analytical_compendium/)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/peak-maximum/"
}

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