The emission produced by thiourea in oxidation by permanganate in acidic so
lution in the presence of Ru(bipy)(3)(2+) is used to determine 1.8x10(-8) t
o 1.8x10(-6) mol/l thiourea. The limit of detection is 1.0x10(-8) mol/l and
the relative standard deviation is 1.1% for a 1x10(-5) mol/l thiourea solu
tion (n=10). The method was applied satisfactorily to the determination of
thiourea.