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3. ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES Flashcards

1
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Most often used to determine concentration of analytes
in Clinical Chemistry laboratory

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Spectophotometry and Electrochemistry

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o Is described as photons of energy traveling in waves
o Can take several forms, the most recognizable being
light and radiant energy

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Electromagnetic radiation

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o Is the linear distance between any two equivalent
points on a successive wave
o Unit used in the visible spectrum is nm

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Wavelength

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4
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The relationship between wavelength (λ) and energy (E) is
described by

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Planck’s formula (E = hv)

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Planck’s constant

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6.62 X 10 -27 erg sec

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6
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o The number of oscillations of the waveform in a
second

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 Frequency

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7
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Changes that may occur over period of time such as movement
 Movement of waveform in a second

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Oscillation

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8
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The relationship of energy and wavelength is that the frequency is _________________ to wavelength

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inversely proportional

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9
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Visible region wavelength

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400 - 700 nm

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10
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Ultraviolet region wavelength

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< 400 nm

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11
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Infrared region wavelength

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: > 700 nm

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12
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states that the concentration of a substance is directly proportional to the amount of light absorbed or inversely proportional to the logarithm of the transmitted light.

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Beer’s law

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13
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Is used to measure the light transmitted by a solution to determine the concentration of the light-absorbing substance in the solution.

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Spectrophotometer

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14
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Components of a spectrophotometer

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Light Source
Monochromator
Sample Cell or Cuvet
Photodetector
Meter or read-out device

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15
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Provides polychromatic light

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Light Source

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16
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light source provides light
at several wavelength

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Polychromatic light

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17
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light source that provides visible and near-infrared regions continuum type

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Incandescent tungsten or tungsten-iodide lamp –

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18
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light source that provides UV
region continuum type

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Deuterium lamp and mercury arc lamp

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19
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2 types of Light Source

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Continuum
Line

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20
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o Wide applications in the laboratory
o Emits limited number of discrete lines or
bands of radiation
o Examples: Tungsten (visible region) ,
deuterium (UV region), xenon (visible and
UV regions)

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Continuum

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21
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o Emits a few discrete lines or bands of
radiation
o Examples:
 Mercury and sodium vapor lamps – UV
and visible regions
 Hollow cathode lamp - atomic absorption
spectroscopy / spectrophotometry

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Line

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22
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Light source that provides visible and
UV regions continuum type

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xenon

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23
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Light source that provides UV and visible regions line type

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Mercury and sodium vapor lamps

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24
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Line type light source for atomic absorption spectroscopy / spectrophotometry

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Hollow cathode lamp

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25
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 Isolates individual wavelengths of light

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Monochromator

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26
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Characteristics of monochromators

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Nominal wavelength
Spectral bandwidth (or FWHM)
Bandpass

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27
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Represents nanometers in peak
transmittance

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Nominal wavelength

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28
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Range of wavelengths about ½ peak
transmittance

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Spectral bandwidth (or FWHM)

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29
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Total range of wavelengths, as seen in the chart

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Bandpass

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30
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Types of monochromators

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Filters
Prism
Diffraction gratings

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31
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Simple, inexpensive, and useful monochromator that requires you to determine the analyte of interest and set the wavelength at a specific point

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Filters

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32
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example of filters

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Interference and absorption filters

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33
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Monochromator that can be rotated, allowing only the desired
wavelength to pass through an exit slit

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Prism

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34
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Most commonly used monochromator ; contain parallel grooves

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Diffraction gratings

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35
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 may be round or square and must be made of material that is transparent to radiation
 used to hold samples; path length is 1 cm (general)

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Sample Cell or Cuvet

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36
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Types of cuvet

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Plastic cuvet
Fused silica or quarts
Alumina-silicate glass

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37
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cuvet for UV region

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Fused silica or quarts

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38
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cuvet for 350-2000 nm

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Alumina-silicate glass

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39
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cuvet for visible region

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Plastic cuvet

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40
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Converts the transmitted radiant energy into an equivalent amount of electrical energy

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Photodetector

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41
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Types of photodetector

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Barrier-layer cell or photocell
Phototube
Photomultiplier tube (PMT)
Photodiode

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42
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Photodetector

o Least expensive; temperature sensitive
o Composed of selenium on a plate of iron
o Used mainly in filter photometers

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Barrier-layer cell or photocell

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43
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Photodetector

o Contains cathode and anode enclosed in a glass tube
o Has photosensitive material that gives off electrons when light energy strikes it

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Phototube

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44
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Photodetector
o Most common type
o 200 times more sensitive than the phototube
o Highly sensitive to UV and visible radiation

A

Photomultiplier tube (PMT)

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45
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Photodetector

o Not as sensitive as PM tube but with
excellent linearity and speed
 Excellent linearity: beam of light that
strikes the photodetector reflects the
amount of analyte or concentration of
analyte present in the sample
 Speed: concentration is immediately
read out on the read out device or the
meter because it can immediately
transmit the radiant energy into electrical energy

A

Photodiode

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46
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 Displays output of the detection system

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Meter or read-out device

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47
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Examples of Meter or read-out device

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Digital meters, d’Arsonval meters, recorders, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), cathode-ray tubes (CRTs), and liquid crystal displays (LCDs).

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48
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uses 2 photodetectors 2 sample cuvets and 2 photodetectors

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Double beam in space

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49
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– uses 1 photodetector; chopper is used to pass the monochromatic
radiation through the sample cuvet and then to the reference cuvet

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Double-beam in time

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50
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a device that rotates or breaks up
radiation beams

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Chopper

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51
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Wavelength or photometric accuracy
 Implies that a photometer is measuring at the wavelength that it is set to
 Can be checked by Special glass-type optical filters like

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– didymium glass (600 nm); holmium oxide (360 nm)

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52
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Closeness of a measured value to its true or target value

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Accuracy

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53
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Using glass filters or solutions that have known absorbance values for a specific wavelength

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Absorbance check

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54
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The ability of a photometric system to yield a linear relationship between the radiant power incident upon its detector and the concentration

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Linearity

55
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 Any light that impinges upon the detector that does not originate from a polychromatic light source

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Stray light

56
Q

Measures concentration by detecting the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by atoms rather than by
molecule

A

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

57
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Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer light source

A

hollow-cathode lamp; electrodeless
discharge lamp

58
Q

In AAS the use of chopper comes in the form of?

A

Flame

59
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AAS Photodetector

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PM tube

60
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Application of AAS

A

to measure concentrations of trace metals [lead, mercury, cadmium]

61
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o Uses an electric furnace to break chemical bonds (electrothermal atomization)

o It does not require burner to produce flame but requires electric current

o Sample is atomized still but does not require burner

A

Flameless AAS

62
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o Measures light emitted by excited atoms
o No longer routinely used

A

FLAME PHOTOMETRY

63
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Light source of flame photometer

A

Flame

64
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Internal standard of flame photometer

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Lithium
Cesium

65
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Where is flame photometer used

A

To measure concentrations of sodium, potassium, and lithium

66
Q

measure the concentrations of
solutions that contain fluorescing molecules

A

Filter fluorometers

67
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Light source of filter fluorometers

A

mercury (filter fluorometers)

68
Q

Light source of spectrofluorometers

A

xenon arc

69
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Disadvantages of fluorometry

A

Sensitive to environmental changes

70
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 Is different from fluorescence in that no excitation radiation is required and no monochromators are needed

A

CHEMILUMINESCENCE

71
Q

Chemiluminescence reactions are oxidation reactions of
___________________ characterized
by a rapid increase in intensity of emitted light followed by a gradual breakdown/decay

A

luminol, acridinium esters, and dioxetanes

72
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Advantages of chemiluminescence

A

Subpicomolar detection limits, speed, ease of use, and simple instrumentation

73
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Disadvantage of chemiluminescence

A

Impurities can degrade sensitivity and specificity

74
Q

is the production of electromagnetic
radiation when a chemical reaction yields an excited products/excited immediate product, in short, it is the
emission of light as a result of chemical reaction

A

Chemiluminiscence

75
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TURBIDITY AND NEPHELOMETRY Applications:

A

measurement of antigen–antibody reactions,
prealbumin, and other serum proteins

76
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is the measurement of the light scattered by a particulate solution

A

Nephelometry

77
Q

o 3 types of light scatters:

A

 Rayleigh theory
 Mie theory
 Rayleigh-Debye theory

78
Q

If the wavelength (λ) of light > the
diameter (d) of the particle (d < 0.1λ), the light scatter is symmetrical around the particle. Minimum light scatter occurs at 90 degrees to the incident beam.

A

Rayleigh theory

79
Q
  • If the wavelength of light < the particle
    diameter (d > 0.1λ), then the light scatters forward.
A

Mie theory

80
Q

If the wavelength of light is approximately the same as the particle size, more light scatters in the forward direction than in other directions.

A

Rayleigh–Debye theory

81
Q

Nephelometer Components

A

Light Source
Collimator / lens
Monochromator
Sample cuvet
Photodetector

82
Q

Measurements are made with a spectrophotometer to determine the concentration of particulate matter in a
sample
o Determines the amount of light blocked by a suspension of particles

A

Turbidimetry

83
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Applications of turbidimetry

A

microbiology analyzers,

coagulation analyzers

quantify protein concentration
in biologic fluids such as urine and CSF.

84
Q

Involves measurement of the current or voltage generated by the activity of specific ions

A

ELECTROCHEMISTRY

85
Q

 Measurement of potential (voltage) between two electrodes in a solution

A

POTENTIOMETRY

86
Q

Tow electrodes in POTENTIOMETRY

A

Reference electrode
Indicator electrode

87
Q

– electrode with a constant voltage
o Calomel and Silver/silver chloride

A

Reference electrode

88
Q

– measuring electrode

A

Indicator electrode –

89
Q

o Is very sensitive and selective for the ion it measures
o Consists of a membrane separating a reference solution and a reference electrode from the solution to be analyzed

A

Ion-Selective Electrode (ISE)

90
Q

ISE Membrane for sodium

A

Glass aluminum silicate

91
Q

ISE Membrane for potassium

A

Valinomycin gel

92
Q

ISE Membrane for calcium and
lithium

A

Organic liquid ion exchangers

93
Q

ISE Membrane for carbon dioxide and ammonia

A

Gas electrodes

94
Q

ISE Membrane for urease and glucose oxidase

A

Enzyme electrodes

95
Q

2 types of ISE

A

 Direct: it does not require sample dilution
 Indirect: the sample requires dilution before the analysis phase

96
Q

o Used to measure hydrogen ion activity
o Buffer: has known hydrogen ion concentration

A

pH electrode

97
Q

Internal reference electrode of pH electrodes

A

silver/silver chloride

98
Q

External reference electrode of pH electrodes

A

Calomel electrode

99
Q

o A pH electrode within a plastic jacket (has sodium bicarbonate buffer and gas-permeable membrane)
o When whole blood contains CO2 contact with gas permeable membrane, it mixes with the buffer

A

pCO2

100
Q

 Measures the quantity of electricity (in coulombs) needed to convert an analyte to a different oxidation state

A

COULOMETRY

101
Q

COULOMETRY follows what equation

A

Faraday’s equation

102
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COULOMETRY Application:

A

to measure chloride ion in serum, plasma, CSF, and sweat samples

103
Q

 Is the measurement of the current flow produced by an oxidation–reduction reaction

A

AMPELOMETRY

104
Q

AMPELOMETRY application

A

to measure chloride ion in serum, plasma, CSF, and sweat samples; pO2 electrode in blood gas analyzers

105
Q

Is a method in which a potential is applied to an electrochemical cell and the resulting current is measured

A

VOLTAMMETRY

106
Q

used to measure heavy metals such as lead

A

Anodic stripping voltammetry

107
Q

is the measurement of the osmolality of an aqueous solution such as serum, plasma, or urine

A

OSMOMETRY

108
Q

Osmotically active particles

A

glucose, urea nitrogen,
sodium

109
Q

is the separation of charged
compounds based on their electrical charge

A

Electrophoresis

110
Q

2 TYPES OF ELECTROPHORESIS

A

Iontophoresis
Zone Electrophoresis

111
Q

Migration of small ions
 Very much associated with Cystic fibrosis
 Sweat test

A

Iontophoresis

112
Q

o Migration of charged macromolecules in a porous support medium
o DNA proteins
o Lipoproteins

A

Zone Electrophoresis

113
Q

o A substance that can have a negative, zero or a positive charge depending on conditions
o If the pH is basic, the sample could have a positive or negative charge
o There are also case that if the pH is acidic, the sample can be transformed from being ampholyte (can either
be a positive, negative or zero charge)

A

Amphotheric

114
Q

Negatively charge ion

A

Anion

115
Q

Postively charged ion

A

Cation

116
Q

Both positively and negatively charge at a same time

A

Zwitterion

117
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FACTORS AFFECTING MOBILITY OF PARTICLES

A

 Net charge of the particle
 Size and shape of the particle
 Strength of the electric field
 Chemical and physical properties of the medium
 Electrophoretic temperature
COMPONENT

118
Q

COMPONENTS of ELECTROPHORESIS

A

POWER SUPPLY
BUFFER
SUPPORT MEDIUM
SAMPLE
DETECTING SYSTEM

119
Q

 Supplies constant current or voltage in the system.
 This drives the molecules through the support medium
 Driving force

A

POWER SUPPLY

120
Q

 Used to provide ions that carry a current and to maintain the pH at a relatively constant value

A

BUFFER

121
Q

 A network of interacting fibres or a polymer that is solid but traps large amount of solvent in pores or channel inside

A

SUPPORT MEDIUM

122
Q

SUPPORT MEDIUM types

A

Cellulose Acetate
Agarose Gel
Polyacrilamide Gel

123
Q

Separates serum proteins into 5 bands
 Isoelectric focusing
 Very much famous and very much useful in performing electrophoresis for protein and is usually support medium of choice would be

A

cellulose acetate

124
Q

Used as a purified fraction of agar
 From red algae
 It is neutral and, thus, does not produce
electroendosmosis
 Separates proteins into 10 – 15 bands

A

Agarose Gel

125
Q

Must not interact with the analyte: what you want is for the analyte to just patch through the support media and you do not want your support media to be affecting your analyte which is called

A

electroendosmosis

126
Q

 Separation of protein base on charge and molecular
size
 Separates serum proteins into 20 or more fractions
 Isoenzyme determination

A

Polyacrilamide Gel

127
Q

Is a physical technique that separates mixtures into individual components
 Used to separate complex mixtures on the basis of different physical interactions between the individual compounds and the stationary phase of the system

A

CHROMATOGRAPHY

128
Q

2 CATEGORIES

A

Planar Chromatography
Column Chromatography

129
Q

 Fractionation of sugar and amino acid

A

Paper chromatography

130
Q

Paper chromatography Sorbent

A

Whatman paper

131
Q

Uses pressure for fast separation of
thermolabile substances

A

 HPLC – High – Performance Liquid
Chromatography

132
Q

Fragmentation and ionization of molecules using a suitable
source of energy

A

MASS SPECTROPHOTOMETER

133
Q

MASS SPECTROPHOTOMETER Has two distinct portion

A

fragmentation and ionization of
molecules

134
Q

Is an analytical technique in which chemical compounds are
ionized into charged molecules and ratio of their mass to
charged is measured (m/z)

A

o Quadropole Mass Analyszers
o Ion Trap Analyzers
o Time of Flight Analyzers

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