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Table 5 Accuracy and precision data for the determination of benzophenone by the proposed methods

From: Derivative spectrophotometric analysis of benzophenone (as an impurity) in phenytoin

 

Parameters

First derivative method (1D)

Third derivative method (3D)

Ratio derivative method (1DD)

Intra-day

% Found(a)

099.55

099.68

100.09

  

099.96

101.36

101.21

  

100.34

099.56

099.23

 

Mean ( x ¯ )

099.95

100.20

100.18

 

S.D.

0.39

1.00

0.99

 

%RSD

0.39

1.00

0.99

 

%Error

0.16

0.41

0.40

Inter-day

1st day

100.10

102.06

100.31

 

2nd day

100.90

101.59

098.99

 

3rd day

101.98

100.66

100.11

 

Mean ( x ¯ )

100.99

101.43

099.80

 

S.D.

0.94

0.71

0.71

 

%RSD

0.94

0.70

0.71

 

%Error

0.38

0.29

0.29

  1. N.B. Each result is the average of three separate determinations.