ANALYTICAL METHODS AND INSTRUMENTATION Flashcards
LIGHT WAVES THEORY:
> The light was made up of tiny particles
> The light moves in a straight direction in a vacuum.
ISAAC NEWTON
LIGHT WAVES THEORY:
> Described as photons of energy travelling in waves
> Planck’s formula: E=hv; E= is the energy of a photon in Joules, h= constant (6.626 x 10^34 erg sec)
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
LIGHT WAVES THEORY:
> Proposed a wave theory of light. Particles of light move in a wave-like manner
CHRISTIAN HUYGENS
TRANSMITTED VIA ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES THAT ARE CHARACTERIZED BY THEIR FREQUENCY AND WAVELENGTH
ENERGY
THE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO SUCCESSIVE PEAKS
WAVELENGTH
DISCRETE PACKETS OF ENERGY OR PARTICLES
PHOTONS
THE NUMBER OF VIBRATIONS OF WAVE MOTION PER SECOND
FREQUENCY
WHEN WAVES CHANGES DIRECTION BECAUSE IT BOUNCES OFF A SURFACE
REFLECTION
BENDING OF A RAY WHEN IT PASSES AT AN ANGLE FROM ONE MEDIUM INTO ANOTHER IN WHICH ITS SPEED IS DIFFERENT
REFRACTION
LIGHT ENCOUNTERS A SMALL PARTICLE THE ELECTROMAGENTIC FIELDS CREATED BY THE MOTION OF THE PARTICLE’S ELECTRON MAKES THE LIGHT CHANGES DIRECTION
SCATTERING
DECREASING WAVELENGTH
INCREASING FREQUENCY
THE LOWER THE WAVE FREQUENCY
THE LONGER THE WAVELENGTH
STATES THAT THE CONCENTRATION OF A SUBSTANCE IS DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT ABSORBED OR INVERSELY PROPORTIONAL TO THE LOGARITHM OF THE TRANSMITTED LIGHT
BEER’S LAW
AMOUNT OF LIGHT ABSORBED.
ABSORBANCE
AMOUNT OF LIGHT TRANSMITTED
TRANSMITTANCE