ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Flashcards
Type of analysis according to technique
Classical
instrumental
combined/coupled
Macro
> 100mg and > 100microLitre
Semi micro
10-100 mg
50-100 microL
micro
1-10 mg
<50 micro L
Ultra micro
<1 mg
Types of analysis according to extent
proximate
complete
ultimate
Technique used to measure weight of pure analyte or compound of known stoichiometry
Gravimetry
Technique used to measure the volume of standard reagent solution reacting with the analyte
Titrimetry
Technique used to measure wavelength and intensity of radation emitted or absorbed by the analyte
Atomic and molecular spectroscopy
Measures mass of analyte or fragments of it
mass spectrometry
measures various physico-chemical properties of separated analytes
Chromatography and electrophoresis
Measures electrical properties of the analytenin solution
electrochemical analysis
component of interest in the sample
analyte
collection of all the components in the sample
matrix
set of written instructions on how to apply a method to a particular sample
procedure
set of written guidelines for the analysis of a sample specified by an agency
protocol
process of collecting a small amount of a material whose composition represents the bulk of the material being sampled
sampling
portion of a solution subjected to analysis
aliquot
sample that contains all the components of the matrix except the analyte
blank
experimental measurement that is proportional to analyte concn
signal
Chemicals that do not have established standards for purity levels or for products with <90% purity
Technical grade
high purity chemicals for which no established specs exist. They are often solutions or dilutions of ACS Reagent materials
Reagent
Chemicals manufactured under current Good Manufacturing Practices. Meets the requirements of the US Parmacopeia
USP
Chemicals suitable for laboratory and general use.
AR (Analytical Reagent)
Reagents that meets the requirements of the american chemical society committe on analytical reagent
AR (ACS) reagent
Chemicals of this grade meets the specs of ACS. These are analytical regents found in most lab
ACS
Analytical reagent of exceptional purity that is soecially manufactured for standardizing volumetric solutions and preparing reference standards
Primary Standard
Excellent source for primary standards
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Chemicals that have been prepared for specific applications
Special Purpose
Middle result in a set of data that has been arranged in numerical order
Median
Indication of the reproducibility (repeatability) of a measurement. i
Precision
Measure of the agreement between an experimental result and an expected or true value
Accuracy
This type of error causes data to be more scattered more or less symmetrically around the mean
Random or indeterminate error
Error that causes rhe mean of a set of data to differ from the accepted values
Systematic or determinate
Errors that are often large and may cause a result to be either high or low
Gross errors
Random errors can be minimized by
Increasing number of measurements