Question

Analytical Chem: You prepared and analyzed a sample of a grilled hamburger for BaP and using your calibration curve you found a value of 0.1149 μg BaP/mL for the hamburger test solution. If you are going to publish this result, can you report with certainty that you found measurable BaP in this sample test solution for the grilled hamburger? Yes or No ? AND Why do you say this?

Answer 1

I need to know the uncertainty of the result. The result must always be reported with uncertainty, since the uncertainty gives the limit within which the result is valid. The uncertainty of a result must be less than or equal to 0.001 µg/mL or lower. The lower the uncertainty, the more accurate the result will be.

You must have included the uncertainty that you obtained. If I had the value of the uncertainty, I could have commented if the uncertainty is acceptable or not.