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Analytical Methods Flashcards

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Spectrometry

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Spectrophotometry, AAS, MS

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Luminescence

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Fluorescence & Chemiluminescence

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3
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Electromagnetic methods

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Electrophoresis, Potentiometry & Amperometry

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Chromatography

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Gas, Liquid, Thin-layer

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Photons of energy traveling in waves

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Electromagnetic radiation

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6
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E = hv

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Planck’s formula

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Transmitted via electromagnetic waves that are characterized by their frequency & wavelength

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Energy

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8
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Distance between 2 successive peaks

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Wavelength

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Number of vibrations of wave motion per second

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Frequency

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10
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400-700nm

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Visible spectrum

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11
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<400nm

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UV

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12
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> 700nm

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IR

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13
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Most common light source in visible & near-IF

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Incandescent tungsten/tungsten-iodide lamp

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Light source used for UV

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Deuterium & mercury arc

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Type of monochromator: A wide band of radiant energy & have decreased transmittance of the selected wavelength

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Colored glass filter

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Type of monochromator: Principle of constructive interference of waves

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Interference filters

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Type of monochromator: Narrow beam of light focused on a prism is refracted as it enters the denser glass

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Simple glass prism

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Type of monochromator: Most commonly used; wavelengths bend as they pass a sharp corner

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Diffraction gratings

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19
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The presence of an intense static magnetic field will cause the wavelength of the emitted radiation to split into several components

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Zeeman effect

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It is checked by didymium filter or cobalt chloride or potassium dichromate

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Wavelength accuracy

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21
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It is checked with quartz mercury arc lamp/transmission standards

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UV spectro

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22
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It’s checked by running different concentration of the same solution

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Photometric linearity

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23
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It’s checked with Nickel sulfate at 510nm

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Photometric accuracy

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24
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It detects baseline drift

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Baseline stability

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25
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Difference between the maximum wavelengths, excitation & emitted fluorescence

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Stokes shift

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26
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The total range of wavelengths transmitted

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Bandpass

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27
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The most commonly used photodetector

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Photomultiplier tube (PMT)

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28
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Measures light at a multitude of wavelengths - detect less amount of light

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Photodiode

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29
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Corrects absorbance caused by the color of the reagents

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Reagent blank

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30
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Measures absorbance of the sample & reagent in the absence of the end product

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Sample blank

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31
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It measures light emitted by a single atom burned in a flame

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Flame Emission Photometry (FEP)

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Internal standard used in FEP

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Lithium/Cesium

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It measures light absorbed by atoms dissociated by heat

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Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry

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It is used to convert ions to atoms

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Atomizer (Nebulizer/Graphite furnace)

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It is added to samples in AAS to form stable complexes with phosphate

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Lanthanum or strontium chloride

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Most frequently used sources of excitation radiant energy in Fluorometry

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Gas discharge lamps (mercury & xenon arc)

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Most commonly used in filter fluorometers

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Mercury vapor lamps

38
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Large particles scattering light predominantly in the forward direction

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Mie scatter

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Small particles scattering light in all directions with maximum scatter forward & backward

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Rayleigh scatter

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It is used to determine the accuracy of reference & indicator electrodes, the stability of standard solution & the potentials of liquid junctions

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Hydrogen electrode

41
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E = I x R

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Ohm’s law

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Opposing force to flow of electrons (in ohms)

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Resistance

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Electrical charge (in coulombs/second; measured in amperes

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The movement of buffer ions & solvent relative to the fixed support

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Electroendosmosis/Endosmosis

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Measuring electrical potential in voltage; follows the Nernst equation

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Potentiometry

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Measuring aspects of current, including rate of electron flow; often used in titration of ions; follows Faraday’s law

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Coulometry

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Measuring current in amperes/current flow produced by an oxidation reaction

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Amperometry

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Measuring current at an electrode using a specific voltage generated at another electrode

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Voltammetry

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Measurement of current flowing as electrons are formed in an oxidation-reduction system

50
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Reference electrode commonly used in potentiometry

51
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Frequently used electrode in potentiometry but disadvantage is it’s slow to reach a new stable voltage; unstable above 80C

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Mercury/Mercurous chloride

52
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Another frequently used electrode in potentiometry; used for increased temperature up to 275C

53
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3 major ISE types

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Inter metal, metal electrode & membrane electrode

54
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Dioctylphenyl phosphonate

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Calcium ISE

55
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Valinomycin

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Potassium ISE

56
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Organic ionophore = monensin (from Streptomyces spp.)

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Sodium ISE

57
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Measured as tCO2

58
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Affect the charge of ampholytes

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ph & ionic strength

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Fundamental concept in Capillary Electrophoresis

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Electro-osmotic flow (EOF)

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Bulk flow of liquid toward the cathode upon application of an electric field & it is superimposed on electromagnetic migration

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Electro-osmotic flow (EOF)

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Type of chromatography: based on competition between sample & mobile phase

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Adsorption/Liquid-solid chromatography

62
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Type of chromatography: based on relative solubility

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Partition/ Liquid-liquid chromatography

63
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Elution strength of mobile phase is constant throughout the separation

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Electron ionization

64
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2 types of ionization for LC-MS

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Electrospray Ionization (ESI) & Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI)

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Type of ionization: Passing the LC effluent through a capillary to which a voltage has been applied

66
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Type of ionization: droplets aren’t charged & the source contains a heated vaporizer to allow rapid desolvation of the drops

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Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization (APCI)

67
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Allows only ions of a single selected m/z value to pass through the analyzer to the detector

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Quadrupole MS

68
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Specific masses can be selected to monitor a few target analytes

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Selected Ion Monitoring (SIM)

69
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It can also measure vit. D, testosterone & immunosuppresant drugs; can detect multiple analytes in one run

70
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Separates solutes in the sample based on their solubility in the 2 phases as well as different electrical charges

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Ion Exchange Chromatography

71
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The relative distance of migration from the point of application

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Retention factor (Rf)

72
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It is based on fragmentation & ionization of molecules using a suitable sources of energy

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Mass Spectroscopy

73
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It separates molecules by migration through a pH gradient

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Isoelectric focusing

74
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Emission of light is created from a chemical or electrochemical reaction & not from absorption of electromagnetic energy

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Chemiluminsecence

75
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A 1 mOsm/kg has a freezing point depression of?

76
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Blood plasma (285 mOsm/kg) has a freezing point of?

77
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It is the measurement of differences in current at a constant voltage; follows Ilkovic equation

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Polarography

78
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LASER stands for:

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Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission Radiation

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