When choosing chemical reagents, it is worth considering the economic aspect, as not every

analysis requires the use of the highest quality preparations, which cost the most. In some
substances used for the determination of chemicals, even a high content of impurities does not
affect the analysis to which the reagent is used. For this reason, among chemical reagents, there
can be distinguished different purity grades, defining the content of main substances and
acceptable levels of contaminants.
Taking into account the content of the main substance and impurities, the reagents are divided
into:
 Technical grade – content of the main substance at 90-99%. They are usually industrial
synthesis products.
 Purified grade – content of the main substance at 99-99.9%. They have uniform
parameters. Reagent for general lab usage, usually for qualitative analysis. They can be
used as substrates for syntheses and auxiliary substances.
 Laboratory grade – content of the main substance at 99.9-99.99%. They are used in
laboratories to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis in accordance with the
standards.
 Chemical purity grade – content of the main substance at 99.99-99.999%. It is the
highest quality product that meets the requirements of specialized laboratory techniques.
The amount of impurities is below the limit of detection of chemical methods.
 Spectrophotometric grade – content of the main substance at 99.999-99.9999%. They
are used in spectral analysis, such as HPLC, GC.