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1
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____ involves the separation of soluble components in a solution by specific differences.

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Chromatography

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____ refers to the group of techniques used to separate complex mixtures.

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Chromatography

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3
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Chromatography refers to the group of techniques used to separate complex mixtures on the basis of different physical interaction between ____.

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Individual compounds and stationary phase of the system

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2 Forms of Chromatography

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  • Planar
  • Column
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Techniques under Planar Chromatography

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  • Paper
  • Thin Layer
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Techniques under Column Chromatography

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  • Gas
  • Liquid
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7
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____ determines the fraction of sugar and amino acid.

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Paper Chromatography

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8
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Paper chromatography measures the fraction of ____.

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sugar and amino acid

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9
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In paper chromatography, the sorbent ____ is used.

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Whatman paper

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10
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____ is used for drug testing.

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Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)

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11
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TLC is used for ____.

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drug testing

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12
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____ is a semi-quantitative screening test.

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Drug test

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13
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In ____, each drug has a characteristic Rf value and it must match the Rf value with the standard.

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Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC)

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14
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Rf value stands for ____.

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Retention Factor

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15
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____ is a relative distance of migration from the point of the application.

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Retention factor (Rf)

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16
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In TLC, the extraction of the drug is ____.

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pH dependent

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17
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Sorbet for TLC

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Thin plastic plates impregnated with a layer of silica gel or alumina

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18
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Kinds of Gas Chromatography

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  • Gas solid
  • Gas liquid
  • Mass Spectrometry
    GC-MS
    MS/MS
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19
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Kinds of Liquid Chromatography

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High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

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20
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____ has a gaseous mobile phase and a liquid stationary phase.

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Gas Liquid Chromatography

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21
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____ is used for the separation of steroids, barbiturates, blood, alcohol, and lipids.

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Gas Chromatography

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22
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Gas chromatography is used for the separation of ___.

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  • Steroids
  • Barbiturates
  • Blood
  • Alcohol
  • Lipids
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23
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____ is useful for compounds that are naturally volatile or can be easily converted into a volatile form.

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Gas Chromatography

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24
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What is the indicator (detector) used in Gas chromatography?

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Flame ionization

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25
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In gas chromatography, flame ionization is used as ____.

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indicator (detector)

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Gas Chromatography

The elution order of volatile is based on their ____.

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boiling point

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27
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Gas Chromatography

Mobile Phase

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  • Nitrogen
  • Helium
  • Hydrogen
  • Argon
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28
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Gas Chromatography

Volatile substances mixed in the sample

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  • Heptane
  • Acetone
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29
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Components of Gas Chromatography

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  • Carrier gas
  • Flow controller
  • Sample injector
  • Column
  • Thermostatic oven
  • Detector
  • Waste
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30
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____ is based on the fragmentation and ionization of molecules using suitable source of energy.

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Mass Spectrometry (MS)

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31
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Mass Spectrometry (MS) is based on the ____ of molecules using suitable source of energy.

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fragmentation and ionization

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32
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Mass Spectrometry

The substance should be first separated by ____.

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Gas Chromatography

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33
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In ____, the substance must be separated first by gas chromatography.

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Mass Spectrometry

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34
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____ can also detect structural information and determination of molecular weight.

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Mass Spectrometry

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35
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Mass spectrometry can also detect ____ and determination of ____.

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structural information; molecular weight

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36
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____ is the gold standard for drug testing.

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GC-MS

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37
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____ uses an electron beam to split the drug.

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GC-MS

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38
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____ is used for xenobiotics, anabolic steroids, and pesticides.

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GC-MS

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39
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____ can detect 20 in-born errors of metabolism from a single blood spot.

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Tandem Mass Spectroscopy (MS/MS)

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40
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____ is based on the distribution of solutes between a liquid mobile phase and a stationary phase.

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Liquid Chromatography

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41
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____ is the most widely used liquid chromatography.

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High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

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42
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____ uses pressure for fast separations, controlled temperature, in-line detectors and gradient elution technique.

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High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

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43
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____ is used for fraction of drugs, hormones, lipids, carbohydrates, and proteins.

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High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

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44
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____ is used for the separation and quantitation of various hemoglobins associated with specific diseases; rapid HbA1c.

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High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

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45
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5 Separation Mechanisms used in Liquid Chromatography

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  • Gel permeation/filtration
  • Ion exchange
  • Partition
  • Affinity
  • Adsorption
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46
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____ separates molecules based on differences in their size and shape.

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Gel Permeation/Gel Filtration

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47
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Gel Permeation/Filtration separates molecules based on differences in their ____.

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size and shape

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48
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____ is used for the separation of enzymes, antibodies, and proteins.

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Hydrophilic Gel (Gel Filtration)

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49
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____ is also known as Gel Filtration.

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Hydrophilic Gel

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50
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Hydrophilic gel makes use of ____.

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  • Dextran
  • Agarose
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51
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____ is used for the separation of triglycerides (TAG) and fatty acids (FA).

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Hydrophobic Gel (Gel Permeation)

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52
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____ is also known as Gel Permeation.

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Hydrophobic Gel

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53
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Hydrophobic gel makes use of ____.

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Sephadex

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54
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____ is the exchange of sample ions and mobile ions with charged group of the stationary phase.

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Ion Exchange Chromatography

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55
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____ resembles gas chromatography.

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Ion Exchange Chromatography

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56
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____ is used for the separation of amino acids, proteins, and nucleic acids.

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Ion Exchange Chromatography

57
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In ____, the separation of nucleic acids and proteins depends primarily on the size, shape, and ionic charge density.

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Ion Exchange Chromatography

58
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In ion exchange chromatography, separation of nucleic acids and proteins depends primarily on the ____.

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size, shape, and ionic charge density

59
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Liquid to liquid chromatography

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Partition Chromatography

60
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In ____, separation compounds are based on their partition between liquid mobile phase and a liquid stationary phase coated on a solid support.

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Partition Chromatography

61
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____ is used for the separation of therapeutic drugs and metabolites.

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Partition Chromatography

62
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____ uses immobilized biochemical ligands as the stationary phase.

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Affinity Chromatography

63
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Affinity chromatography uses ____ as the stationary phase.

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immobilized biochemical ligands

64
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____ uses the so-called lock and key binding for separation of substances.

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Affinity Chromatography

65
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____ is used for the separation of LPP, CHO, and glycated Hgb.

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Affinity Chromatography

66
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____ is used to separate and prepare larger quantities of proteins and antibodies for study.

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Affinity Chromatography

67
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Liquid to solid chromatography

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Adsorption Chromatography

68
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In ____, separation is based on the differences between adsorption and desorption of solute at the surface of solid particles.

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Adsorption Chromatography

69
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In adsorption chromatography, the compounds are adsorbed to a solid support such as ____.

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silica or alumina

70
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Fluorometry is also known as ____.

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Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

71
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____ measures the amount of light intensity present over a zero background.

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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

72
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____ is almost similar to colorimetry.

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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

73
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Principle: It determines the amount of light emitted by a molecule after excitation by electromagnetic radiation.

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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

74
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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

Light source

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  • Mercury arc
  • Xenon lamp
  • Wavelength (365-366 nm)
75
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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

Light detectors

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Photomultiplier tube or phototube

76
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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry uses how many monochromators?

77
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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

The ____ selects wavelength that is best absorbed by the solution to be measured.

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Primary filter

78
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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

____ prevents incident light from striking the photodetector.

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Secondary filter

79
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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry is ____ more sensitive than spectrophotometer.

80
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____ is affected by quenching, pH and temperature changes, chemical contaminants and UV light changes.

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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

81
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Uses: measurement of porphyrins, magnesium, calcium and cathecolamine.

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Fluorometry or Molecular Luminescence Spectrophotometry

82
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How is chemiluminescence different from fluoroscence and phosphofluorescence?

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The emission of light is created from a chemical or electrochemical reaction rather than from absorption of electrochemical energy.

83
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In ____, the emission of light is created from a chemical or electrochemical reaction rather than from absorption of electrochemical energy.

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Chemiluminescence

84
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In ____, no excitation radiation is needed and no monochromators are needed.

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Chemiluminescence

85
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____ is more sensitive than fluoroscence.

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Chemiluminescence

86
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In ____, the chemical reaction yields an electronically excited compound that emits light as it returns to its ground state, or that transfers its energy to another compound, which then produces emission.

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Chemiluminescence

87
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____ involves the oxidation of an organic compound by an oxidant.

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Chemiluminescence

88
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Chemiluminescence

Examples of organic compound

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  • Dioxetane
  • Luminol
  • Acridinium ester
89
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Chemiluminescence

Examples of oxidants

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  • Hypochlorite
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Oxygen
90
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Chemiluminescence is used for ____.

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immunoassays

91
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____ is used for immunoassays.

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Chemiluminescence

92
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Photodector for Chemiluminescence

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Photomultiplier Tube (PMT (luminator)

93
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____ is the measurement of the osmolality of an aqueous solution such as serum, plasma, and urine.

94
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____ is based on measuring changes in the colligative properties of solutions.

95
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Osmotic Particles

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  • Glucose
  • Urea
  • Nitrogen
  • Sodium
96
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____ is the most commonly used method for measuring the changes in colligative properties.

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Freezing Point Depression Osmometry

97
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____ is the measurement of current or voltage generated by the activity of specific ions.

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Electrochemistry Techniques

98
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____ is used for the measurement of blood gas, blood pH, electrolytes, glucose, urea, ionized Calcium, lead and Chloride.

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Electrochemistry Techniques

99
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Electrochemistry Techniques

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  • Potentiometry
  • Coulometry
  • Amperometry
  • Voltammetry
100
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Potentiometry

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Ion Selective Electrode

101
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Amperometry

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Polarography

102
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____ measures the electrical potential due to the activity of free ions.

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Potentiometry

103
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____ is the measurement of differences in voltage at a constant current.

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Potentiometry

104
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____ follows the Nernst Equation.

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Potentiometry

105
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Potentiometry follows the ____ equation.

106
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Potentiometry

Reference Electrodes

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  • Saturated calomel
  • Silver-silver chloride
107
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Uses of Potentiometry

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pH and pCO2

108
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____ measures the activity of one ion much more than the other ions present in the sample.

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Ion Selective Electrode

109
Q

Ion selectivity depends on the ____.

A

membrane or barrier composition

110
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Ion Selective Electrode

Interferences

A

Excess protein

111
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2 Types of Ion Selective Electrode (ISE)

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  • Direct
  • Indirect
112
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2 Types of Ion Selective Electrode (ISE)

without sample dilution

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Direct ISE

113
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2 Types of Ion Selective Electrode (ISE)

with sample dilution

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Indirect ISE

114
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Ion Selective Electrode

Glass aluminum silicate is used for ____.

115
Q

Ion Selective Electrode

Valinomycin gel is used for ____.

116
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Ion Selective Electrode

Organic liquid membrane ion exchanger is used for ____.

117
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pH Electrodes

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  • Indicator
  • Reference
118
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pH Electrode

Silver wire coated with AgCl, immersed into an internal solution of 0.1 mmol/HCl, and placed into a tube containing a special glass membrane tip.

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Indicator electrode

119
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pH Electrode

Calomel is in direct contact with metallic mercury in an electrolyte solution of potassium chloride.

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Reference electrode

120
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Other parts of pH electrode

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  • Liquid junction
  • Read-out meter
121
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3 Major ISE Types

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  • Inert metal
  • Metal
  • Membrane
122
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3 Types of ISE

____ is in contact with a redox couple.

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Inert Metal Electrode

123
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3 Types of ISE

____ participate in a redox reaction.

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Metal Electrodes

124
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____ is used for the measurement of the electricity at a fixed potential.

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Coloumetry

125
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____ is an electrochemical titration in which the titrant is electrochemically generated.

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Coulometry

126
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In ____, the endpoint is detected by amperometry.

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Coulometry

127
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____ follows the Faraday’s Law.

A

Coulometry

128
Q

Coulometry follows the ____ law.

A

Faraday’s

129
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Use of Coulometry

A

Chloride test

130
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Interferences in Coulometry

A
  • Bromide
  • Cyanide
  • Cysteine
131
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____ is the measurement of the current flow produced by oxidation reaction.

A

Amperometry

132
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____ is the measurement of differences in current at a constant voltage.

A

Polarography

133
Q

____ follows Ilkovic equation.

A

Polarography

134
Q

Polarography follows the ____ equation.

135
Q

____ is the measurement of the current after which a potential is applied to an electrochemical cell.

A

Voltammetry

136
Q

____ allows sample to be preconcentrated thus utilizing minimal analyte.

A

Voltammetry

137
Q

____ is used for lead and iron testing.

A

Anodic Stripping Voltammetry

138
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Anodic stripping voltammetry is used for ____.

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lead and iron testing

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