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3.16 chromatography Flashcards

1
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all forms of chromatography involve the distribution of the components of a mixture between which 2 phases

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a stationary phase and a moving phase

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phase

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a state such as solid, liquid or gas

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what does the mobile phase pass over

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the stationary phase

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what doesn’t the stationary phase do

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move

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5
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adsoprtion

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the process by which a sold holds molecules onto its surface

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what does TLC stand for

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thin layer chromatography

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what does cc stand for

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column chromatography

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what does GC stand for

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gas chromatography

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TLC: stationary phase

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piece of card/filter paper

TLC plate- silica/alumina coating
glass

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TLC: mobile phase

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various solvents used

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CC: stationary phase

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glass column packed with a solid

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CC: mobile phase

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a liquid solvent (eluent) moves down the column

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GC: stationary phase

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solid/solid coated with lqiuid packed into a capillary tube

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14
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TLC: mobile phase

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unreactive carrier gas (eg He/N2) used under pressure at high temp

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15
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separation of components: how does separation occur if the stationary phase is a solid

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adsorption

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16
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separation of components: what is the correlation between strength of adsorption and speed of component moving through mobile phase

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the stronger the adsorption to the stationary solid phase, the slower the component moves through the mobile phase

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separation of components: how does separation occur if the stationary phase is a liquid

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by relative solubility

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separation of components: what is the correlation between solubility of liquid stationary phase and speed of component moving through mobile phase

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the greater the solubility in the stationary liquid phase, the slower the component moves through the mobile phase

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19
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separation of components: what is the rate of movement of a component recorded as and what can this be used to idetify

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recorded as Rf value/retention time

can be used to identify a component

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20
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separation of components: what properties is the strength of adsorption and relative solubility of a molecule affected by

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-charge
-polarity
stereoisomerism

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separation of components: what does separation depend of the balance between

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solubility in the moving phase and retention in the stationary phase

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22
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TLC: uses

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separation- identifying components in mixtures

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TLC: moving phase

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solvent

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TLC: stationary phase

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TLC plate

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25
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TLC experimental details: dissolve a small sample of mixture in

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solvent

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TLC experimental details: draw a … a short distance from the bottom of the TLC plate

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pencil line

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TLC experimental details: place a spot of… on the pencil line and allow to dry

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component

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TLC experimental details: place the TLC plate in a beaker containing a small amount of

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the solvent

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TLC experimental details: cover beaker with

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a lid

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30
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TLC experimental details: allow solvent to rise up tlc plate and stop before

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it reaches the top

31
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TLC experimental details: mark on the … in … once the solvent has risen almost to the top of the TLC plate

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solvent front in pencil

32
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TLC experimental details: what can be used to make the compounds visible

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locating agent

33
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TLC: locating agents

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uv light, ninhydrin, I2 crystals, MnO4

34
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TLC: advantages compared to paper chromatography

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  • faster
  • requires smaller amounts of mixtures
  • better resolution
35
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TLC: limitations

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  • similar compounds have similar Rf values
  • unknown compounds have no Rf values for reference
  • can be difficult to find a solvent to separate all components in a mixture
36
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Rf

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distance moved by spot/distance moved by solvent

37
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Rf values can only be between

38
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CC: uses

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separating large amounts of mixtures

39
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CC: moving phase

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liquid solvent which passes down and out of column (eluent)

40
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CC: stationary phase

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solid beads

41
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CC experimental details: fill a glass tube with

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stationary phase, held in place by a filter or mineral wool plug

42
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CC experimental details: cover all powder in

43
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CC experimental details: dissolve mixture to be sampled in

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minimum amount of solvent

44
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CC experimental details: place mixture on top of

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solid phase

45
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CC experimental details: run mixture through column by

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opening tap and adding solvent at the top

46
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CC experimental details: time taken for each component to reach end of column recorded, this is known as

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retention time

47
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CC: advantages

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-used for larger amounts of sample

48
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GC: what kind of method is GC

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a very sensitive quantitative method

49
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GC: uses

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to test a wide range of compounds

50
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GC: moving phase

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inert carrier gas at high temp and pressure

51
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GC: stationary phase

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thin layer of solid/liquid- both in capillary tube

52
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GC experimental details: mixture injected into gas chromatograph where it

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vapourises

53
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GC experimental details: what flushes mixture through the column

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the carrier gas (moving phase)

54
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GC experimental details: why do the components slow down

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as they interact with the stationary phase

55
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GC experimental details: each component leaves the column at a different time and is

56
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retention time

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the time taken for a component to pass from the column inlet to the detector

57
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correlation between retention time and components solubility in stationary phase

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the longer the retention time, the greater the components solubility in the stationary phase

58
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why can retention times be theoretically used for identification

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different compounds have different retention time values

59
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gas chromatogram: number of peaks=

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number of components in the mixture

60
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gas chromatogram: area under each peak proportional to

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amount of a component in the mixture

61
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limitations of GC:

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  • many 1000s compounds have same retention time and peak shape
  • peaks for components present in high conc can hide smaller peaks with same retention time
  • unknowns have 0 reference
62
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what does GCMS stand for

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gas chromatography mass spectrometry

63
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what does combining gas chromatography with mass spectrometry give

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a far more powerful tool than gas chromatography alone

64
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what is gas chromatography not good at despite being used to separate components

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identifying structure

65
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GCMS: what is mass spectrometry used to do

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identify the separated components

66
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GCMS: first stage

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GC first used to separate components in the mixture

67
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GCMS: second stage

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each separated compoentns directed to MS in turn

68
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GCMS: third stage

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each mass spectrum can be analysed/compared with spectral database, so enabling compound to be identified

69
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GCMS: fourth stage

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quantity of each component can also be determined

70
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what is a mass specturm

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a plot of relative abundance against mass to charge ratio

71
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what does a mass spectrum consist of

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a series of peaks at different masses corresponding to the mass of the whole molecule and the masses of the fragment ions

72
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what will the peak with the highest m/z ratio in a mass spectrum be down to

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the molecular ion

73
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what does fragmentation provide in mass spectrums

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structural detail

74
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uses of GCMS

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  • forensic and drug analysis
  • environmental analysis
  • airport security
  • space probes

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