Why does Empower not calculate USP Plate Count on the basis of USP Chapter 621 for electronic integrators? - WKB59409
Article number: 59409
ENVIRONMENT
- Empower 3
ANSWER
The Empower software is not an electronic integrator, so Empower uses the standard formula to calculate USP Plate Count.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Empower calculates USP Plate Count (N) as N = 16 (Rt/W)2, where Rt = Retention Time, W = Width at Tangent.
The Empower online Help provides more detail related to this equation.