The invention discloses a method for determining 
palladium by 
spectrophotometry. The method comprises the following steps that liquid to be tested and 
standard solution are prepared; the liquid to be tested and the 
standard solution measure the absorbancy A of 
test solution at a 
wavelength of 635nm; a 
standard curve is established according to the standard 
palladium solution with different concentrations and the corresponding absorbancy, and the slope k and the intercept b of the regression equation of the 
standard curve are calculated; and the amount of 
palladium m is calculated to be equal to kA plus b according to the equation. According to the palladium content testing method, the palladium can be directly determined without separating 
platinum, 
rhodium and other substances when the 
platinum, 
rhodium and other substances which do not affect the absorbancy at the 
wavelength of 635nm exist in a tested substance, and a process is simple and quick; the resistance to the interference of 
platinum, 
rhodium and the like is strong, the 
impact of an appropriate amount of platinum, rhodium and the like on a determination result is small, and the method is particularly applicable to the determination in a production process of a 
catalytic converter; the content of palladium is determined to be high and can reach 500mu.g; and compared with existing stannous 
chloride-
acetone-
potassium iodide spectrophotometry, the used amount of stannous 
chloride is only one tenth, so that the 
pollution is reduced, and the inspection cost is saved.