Question: If we use a photoionization detector (PID) with a UV lamp of 10.6 eV and want to measure methyl alcohol with ionization potential (IP) 10.85

If we use a photoionization detector (PID) with a UV lamp of 10.6 eV and want to measure methyl alcohol with ionization potential (IP) 10.85 eV

a. ... we will not obtain any response from the detector.

b. ... the detector probably will respond to the contaminant, but the result could not be quantitated.

c. ... methanol is not detected by PID.

d. ... the compound will be detected only in mixture with other organic gases and vapors.

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