Analytical Spectroscopy Flashcards

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What is the wave description of light?

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Light is composed of an electric field and a magnetic field which oscillate at right angles to one another.

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What is the wave equation?

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C = V Lambda where:
C = speed of light
V = frequency
Lambda = wavelength
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What is the particle description of light?

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Light is composed of discrete entities known as photons.
The energy of a photon is calculated by E = hv where:
E = energy
H = Plancks constant
V = frequency

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Which equation is used to calculate the energy of light?

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E = hc/lambda where:
H = Plancks constant
C = speed of light 
lambda = wavelength
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5
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describe the absorption of light by a molecule?

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energy is transferred from a photon to a molecule causing it to move into a higher orbital/excited state.

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Describe the emission of light energy from a molecule?

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the molecule releases energy in the form of a photon and moves back to a lower orbital.

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X-ray radiation causes which electron transitions?

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Inner electron transitions; can lead to ionisation or photolysis (bond breaking).

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Ultra violet radiation and visible light cause which electron transitions?

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Outer (valence) electron transitions

i.e outer electrons move to a higher orbital.

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The difference in what corresponds to the transitions between different energy states in atoms or molecules?

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Difference in wavelength.

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Infra-red radiation causes?

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Vibration of bonds within molecules.

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Microwave radiation causes?

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Rotation of bonds within molecules.

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Radiowave radiation causes?

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Nuclear spin transitions.

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13
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Spectroscopy analysis can be either?

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Quantitative or Qualitative

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Qualitative analysis is described as?

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Substances are IDENTIFIED based on the wavelength(s) that the absorb or emit.

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Quantitative analysis is described as?

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Concentrations of analytes are MEASURED.

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Accuracy

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The closeness of a measurement to the true value.

17
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Precision

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The closeness of a set of measurements to one another.

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Selectivity

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The degree to which the method responds to the selected analyte and not to the other matrix components. Ideally this is high.

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Detection Limit

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The lowest concentration we can detect with statistical certainty.

20
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UV-Visible Spectrometry Steps:

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  1. Shine light of the correct wavelength (corresponding to the change in energy in the analyte) through the solution.
  2. measure the proportion of light absorbed.
21
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What equation is used to calculate the absorbance of an analyte?

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A = log (Io/I) Where:
Io = incident radiation
I = transmitted radiation
N.B. absorbance has no units

22
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what is the Beer Lambert Law?

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The Beer Lambert law is the equation used to calculate the absorption of a substance and relates absorbance to concentration.
A = e(epsilon) x C x l where:
e= molar absorptivity
C = concentration
l = path length
23
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Molar absorptivity relates to the probability of a particular electron transition occuring i.e?

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Large molar absorptivity = intense colours

Small molar absorptivity = weak colours

24
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What is a chromophore?

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A chromophore is a particular functional group within a molecule that absorbs light, different chromophores have different absorption wavelengths and molar absorptivitys.

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List some common chromphores.
1. double or triple bonds and conjugated systems (benzene) 2. Lone pairs of electrons on O, N or S 3. Metal ion complexes.