Analytical Chemistry Flashcards

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It is a branch of chemistry involved with the analysis of a chemical substance.

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Analytical Chemistry

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It establishes the chemical identity of the species in a sample.

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Qualitative Analysis

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It determines the relative amounts of these species, or analytes, in numerical terms.

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Quantitative Analysis

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4
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Determination of mass of the analyte or some compound chemically related to it.

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Gravimetric Methods

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5
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Measurement of the volume of a solution containing sufficient reagent to react completely with the analyte.

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Volumetric Methods

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Measurement of electrical properties (potential, current, resistance, quantity of electric charge, etc.), emission of radiation by analytes, etc.

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Instrumental Methods

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7
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A general expression for an amount of solute in a given amount of material.

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Concentration

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Molarity (M)

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amount of solute (mol) / volume of solution (L)

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molality (m)

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amount of solute (mol) / mass of solvent (kg)

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10
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Allows for simplified calculations involved with certain types of problems

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Normality

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Based on measuring the amount of a substance required to react with an analyte completely.

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Normality

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12
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The reaction ratio still must be taken into account, but it is done by combining it with the molarity to produce a new unit of concentration called

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“normal”

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Normality (N)

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amount of solute (eq) / volume solution (L)

Normality = Molarity × h

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14
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h = number of electrons lost or gained in the reaction

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Redox Reactions

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15
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h = number of participating H+ or OH− ions

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Neutralization Reactions

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16
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Water, as an amphiprotic solvent, undergoes

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self-ionization or autoprotolysis

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17
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Strong acids and bases ionize completely in

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water

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18
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Weak acids and bases ionize only partially in

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water

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19
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extent of ionization depends on the dissociation constants, which are

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equilibrium constants

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20
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Mixtures of weak acids or bases and their conjugate.

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pH Buffers

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21
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Have the ability to resist changes in pH upon dilution or addition of small amounts of acid or base.

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pH Buffers

22
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Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation:

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pH = pKa - log [acid]/[base]

23
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the quantity of strong acid or strong base needed to cause 1L of the buffer to undergo a pH change of 1.

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Buffer capacity

24
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The buffer capacity increases as the concentration ratio approaches

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1

25
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A solution is basic if:

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[OH-] > [H+]

26
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Water at room temperature usually has a slightly acidic pH. This is largely attributed to what compound(s)?

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Carbonic Acid

27
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When benzoic acid dissolves in water, it partially reacts with water and ionizes to form benzoate and hydronium ions. In this reaction, what is the conjugate acid?

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Hydronium Ions

28
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Define a salt in terms of acid and base.

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A salt is a compound (other than water) produced by the reaction of an acid and a base.

29
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When a can of soda is opened and CO2 is released to the atmosphere, what is the resultant pH of the soda?

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Increases

30
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Which of the following pairs will form a buffer solution in the course of a titration?

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Acetic acid, sodium hydroxide

31
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Buffer capacity is maximum when:

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pH = pKa

32
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Which of the following acids would be most suitable for preparing a buffer of pH 3.1?

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Sulfanilic acid, pKa = 3.232

33
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Determination of nitrogen based on the conversion of organic nitrogen to ammonia, which is then separated by distillation and determined by titration.

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Kjeldahl Method

34
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Bases that can be titrated with a strong acid such as HCl.

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Carbonate, bicarbonate, and hydroxide ions

35
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There are 5 possible sample compositions:

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Na2CO3 alone, NaOH alone, NaHCO3 alone,
Na2CO3+NaOH, and Na2CO3+NaHCO3.

36
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Titrations based on reactions that produce sparingly soluble substances (precipitates).

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Precipitation Titrations

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Among the oldest titrations known, but are limited in scope because it is sometimes non-stoichiometric, has a slow reaction rate, and has issues of co-precipitation.

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Precipitation Titrations

38
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Only procedures using silver ion (Ag+, argentometric titrations) as the titrant or analyte have remained competitive with newer analytical methods.

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Precipitation Titrations

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Analyte: Cl-, Br-, CN-
Titrant: AgNO3 (Ag+)
Indicator: Na2CrO4
Titration reaction: Ag+ + Cl− ↔ AgCl (s)
Indicator reaction: 2Ag+ + CrO2− ↔ Ag2CrO4 (s)
Carried out at 6.5<pH<10.3 to prevent formation of a soluble complex (pH<6.5) or an unwanted insoluble hydroxide or oxide (pH>10.3).

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Mohr Method

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Analyte: Cl-, Br-, I-, SCN-
Titrant: AgNO3 (Ag+)
Indicator: Dichlorofluorescein (Cl-, Br-, I-, SCN-), eosin (Br-, I-, SCN-)
Titration reaction: Ag+ + Cl− ↔ AgCl(s)
Indicator reaction: AgCl ∙ Ag+ + DCF− ↔ AgCl ∙ Ag+ ∙ DCF−(s)
Done with vigorous shaking to avoid coagulation.
Addition of dextrin inhibits undesired coagulation of the AgCl.

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Fajans Method

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Analyte: Cl-, Br-, I-
Titrant: SCN-
Indicator: FeSCN2+ (comes from ferric alum)
Analyte reaction: Ag+ + Cl− ↔ AgCl(s)
Titration reaction: Ag+ + SCN− ↔ AgSCN(s)
Indicator reaction: Fe3+ + SCN− ↔ FeSCN2+(s)
Nitrobenzene may be added to mask AgCl from reacting with SCN-

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Volhard Method

42
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bonds where both bonding electrons come from one of the two atoms involved.

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coordinate covalent bonds

43
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the molecule or ion containing the donor atom.

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Ligand or coordinating agent

44
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the product resulting from the reaction between a metal ion and a ligand

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Coordination compound or complex ion

45
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the number of pairs of electrons accepted by a particular metal ion (at least 4, often 6)

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Coordination number

46
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can be classified according to how many donor atoms it contains (dentate)

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Ligands

47
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When polydentate ligands coordinate with metal ions, ring structures known as ______ are formed.

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chelates

48
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A hexadentate, containing 4 oxygen and 2 nitrogen donor atoms.

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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid (EDTA)

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EDTA

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Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid

50
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can exist in a variety of protonated forms

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tetraprotic acid

51
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Any or all of its protonated forms may react with a given metal to yield a metal

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EDTA complex

52
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Theory of Complexation Indicators

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M + In ↔ MIn

MIn + Y ↔ MY + In