Analytical Method Flashcards
transmitted by electro waves that are characterized by their frequency and wavelength
energy
distance between 2 successive peaks and it is expressed in nanometer (nm)
wavelength
number of vibration of wave motion per second
frequency
- technique used to determine the concentration of colored compounds in solutions
- principle that the concentration of a substance is proportional to the intensity
of the color of the solution
colorimetry
primary analytical utility of spectrophotometry or filter photometry is the isolation of discreet portions of the spectrum for purposes of measurement
photoelectric colorimetry
measurement of light intensity in a narrower wavelength.
spectrophotometric measurement
measurement of light intensity
Photometric measurement
involves the measurement of the light transmitted by a solution to determine the
concentration of the light-absorbing in the solution
Spectrophotometry
- simplest type of absorption spectrometer
- designed to make one measurement at a time at one specified wavelength
- absorption maximum of the analyte must be known in advance when a single instrument is used
Single beam spectrophotometer
- an instrument is this the monochromatic light in the two components - one through the sample, one through a reference solution or blank
- additional beam corrects for variation in light source intensity
- The absorbance of the sample can be recorded via electrical
the output of the sample beam
Double beam spectrophotometer
- an analytical instrument used to quantify the analytes in a given sample using a light beam
- absorption of light by the sample
spectrophotometer
2 photodetectors, for the
sample beam and reference
beam
double beam in space
one photodetector and alternately passes the monochromator through the sample cuvet and the reference cuvette using a
chopped rotating sector mirror
double beam in time
provides the initial light that will pass through the sample
Radiant Energy/Light source
emits radiation that changes in intensity; widely used in the laboratory
Continuum source
most commonly used light source in the lab
Tungsten
used to provide UV radiation in analytic specimens
Deuterium
discharge lamp, produces a continuous source of radiation, which covers
both the invisible and visible range
Xenon lamps
emits limited radiation and wavelength, line source emits discrete lines widely used
in atomic absorption and fluorescent spectroscopy
Line source
- minimizes unwanted or stays light and prevents the entrance of scattered light into the monochromator system
Entrance slit
most common cause of loss of linearity at high analyte concentration
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it isolates specific or individual wavelengths of light from a broad spectrum produced by the light source
Monochromator
- wedge-shaped pieces of glass, quartz or sodium chloride
- can be rotated, allowing only the desired wavelength to pass through an exit slit.
- A narrow light focused on a prism is refracted as it enters the more dense glass
prisms
- most commonly used; better resolution than prism
- made by cutting grooves (parallel grooves) or slits into an aluminized surface of a flat piece of crown glass
- wavelengths are bent as they pass a sharp corner
Diffraction gratings
- simple, least expensive, not precise but useful
- made by placing semi-transparent silver films on both sides of a dielectric such as magnesium fluoride
- usually pass a wide band of radiant energy and have a low transmittance of the selected
wavelength
filters
optical components used in spectrometers and other optical devices to disperse light into
its component wavelengths
Holographic gratings
- controls the width ofthe light beam (bandpass)
- narrow fraction of the spectrum to reach the sample cuvette
- Spectral purity of the spectrophotometer is reflected by the bandpass, that is, the narrower the bandpass, the greater the resolution.
exit slits
- also called absorption/analytical/sample cell
- holds the solution whose concentration is to be measured
cuvettes
kinds of cuvettes: most commonly used (can be used in 350-2000nm)
Alumina silica glass
used for measurement of solution requiring visible and ultraviolet spectra
Quartz/plastic
detects and converts transmitted light into photoelectric energy. It detects the amount of
light that passes through the sample in the cuvet
Photodetector