ied.It was found that manganese(Ⅱ) reacts with DBONPF in a medium of pH8.0～9.6 to form a 1∶2 complex with maximum absorption at 600nm.The molar absorptivity of the complex is 1.12×105L.mol-1.cm-1.Beer?s law is obeyed for manganese(Ⅱ) in the range of 0～200μg.L-1.Trace amounts of manganese in tea have been determined by proposed method and the results obtained are satisfactory.

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