Analytical Techniques and Automation Flashcards
Describes the measurement principles used in the clinical chemistry laboratory
Analytic Techniques
Examples of analytic techniques
Spectrophotometry
Electrochemistry
Electrophoresis
Chromatography
Analytic techniques often used to determine concentrations of analytes in the CC lab
Spectrophotometry
Electrochemistry
Described as photons of energy traveling in waves
Electromagnetic radiation
Most recognizable forms of electromagnetic radiation
Light and radiant energy
Other types of electromagnetic radiation
Gamma rays
X-rays
Microwaves
Ultraviolet radiation
Radiofrequency
Radiation
The linear distance between any two equivalent points on a successive wave
Wavelength
Unit used in the visible spectrum
Nanometer nm
The relationship between wavelength and energy (E) is described by
Planck’s formula
Planck’s formula
𝐸 = h𝑣
Planck’s constant value
6.62 x10^-27 erg/sec
Unit of energy in the centimeter gram second system unit
erg
Is erg an SI unit?
No
h in the Planck’s formula
Planck’s constant
v in Planck’s in formula
Frequency
Number of oscillations of the waveform in a second
Frequency
Changes that occur in a period of time. Movement of waveform
Oscillation
Relationship between wavelength and frequency
Inversely proportional
Relationship between energy of electromagnetic radiation and wavelength
Inversely proportional
Wavelength of visible region
400-700nm
Wavelength of ultraviolet region
<400nm
Wavelength of infrared region
> 700nm
Visible region falls in between
Color violet (set at 400nm) and red (at 700nm)
States that the concentration of a substance is directly proportional to the amount of light absorbed or inversely proportional to the algorithm of the transmitted light
Beer’s Law
Converts the radiant energy into equivalent electrical energy
Photodetector
Function of sample cuvette
Contain the sample
Function of light source
Strikes the sample in the cuvette
Formula for % transmittance
% transmittance = T/I x 100
T in % transmittance formula
Radiant energy transmitted/ transmitted light
I in % transmittance formula
Radiant energy incident of the sample/ incident light
Amount of energy absorbed by the sample
Incident light (I)
Radiant energy that strikes photodetector
Transmitted light (T)
It refers to the amount of light absorbed
Absorbance
Formula for absorbance
𝐴 = 𝜀 ×𝑏 × 𝑐
𝜀 in absorbance formula
Molar absorptivity
b in absorbance formula
Length of the light path through the solution
c in absorbance formula
Concentration of absorbing molecules
Relationship between absorbance and concentration of the absorbing molecules or analyte of interest
Directly proportional
Equipment used to measure the light transmitted by a solution
Spectrophotometer
Function of spectrophotometer
Determine the concentration of the light absorbing substance in the solution
Components pf spectrophotometer
light source
Monochromator
Sample cell or cuvet
Photodetector
Meter or read-out device
Function of light source
Provides polychromatic light
What is polychromatic light
Light of several wavelengths. Variation in the color formation
Light source for visible and near-infrared region use
Incandescent tungsten or tungsten-iodide lamp
Light source for UV region use
Dueterium lamp and memory arc lamp
Light source will depend on the wavelength. True or False?
True
2 types of light source
Continuum
Line
Type of light source that emits radiation that changes in intensity
Continuum
Examples of continuum light source
Tungsten (visible region)
Dueterium (UV region)
Xenon (visible and UV region)
Type of light source that emits a few discrete lines or bands of radiation
Line
Examples of line light source
Mercury and sodium vapor
lamps (UV and visible)
Hollow cathode lamp (atomic absorption spectroscopy/ spectrophotmetry)
Function of monochromator
Isolates individual wavelengths of light
When light source strikes the monochromator, light source will produce ______
Polychromatic lights
Wavelength in nanometers (nm) at peak transmittance
Nominal wavelength
Range of wavelength about one half peak transmittance
Spectral bandwidth (FWHM or full width at half peak maximum)
Area from one point of a wave to another
Bandpass
Total length of wavelength
Bandpass
Shape and material for sample cuvette
Round or square; made of material that is transparent to radiation
Path length of sample cuvette
1 cm
Types of materials used for cuvette and their respective region of use
Fused silica or quarts: UV region
Alumina-silicate glass: 350-2000 nm
wavelength
Plastic cuvette: visible region
Double-beam spectrophotometers has how many cuvette?
Two cuvets (one for the sample and one for the solvent)
Function of photodetector
Converts the transmitted radiant energy into an equivalent amount of electrical energy
Types of photodetector
Barrier-layer cell or photocell (selenide cell)
Phototube
Photomultiplier tube (PMT)
Phototransistors and Photodiode
The least expensive; temperature sensitive photodetector
Barrier-layer cell or photocell
Composition of Barrier-layer cell or photocell
Selenium on a plate of iron
Barrier-layer cell or photocell is mainly used in _____
Filter photometers
Photodetector that contains cathode and anode enclosed in a glass tube
Phototube
Photodetector that has photosensitive material that gives off electrons when light energy strikes it
Phototube
Most common type of photodetector
Photomultiplier tube (PMT)
Characteristics of Photomultiplier tube (PMT)
200 times more sensitive than the phototube
Highly sensitive to UV and visible radiation
Characteristics of Photodiode
Not as sensitive as PM tube but has excellent linearity and speed
Beam of light that strikes the photodetector reflect the amount of analyte present in the sample
Linearity
Concentration of analyte can immediately be displayed in the digital meter because it can immediately convert amount of radiant energy into an equivalent energy
Speed
Function of meter or read-out device
Displays output of the detection system
Examples of meter or read-out device
Digital meters
d’Arsonval meters
Recorders
Light-emitting diodes (LEDs)
Cathode-ray tubes (CRTs)
Liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
Simplest type of absorption spectrometers
Single-beam spectrophotometer
Function of single-beam spectrophotometer
Measure one measurement at a time at one specified wavelength
Components of single-beam spectrophotometer
Light source
Monochromator
Sample cuvette
Photodetector (PM tube)
Read out device or meter
Components of double-beam spectrophotometer
Light source
Monochromator
Sample cuvette
Reference Cuvette
Photodetector (PM tube)
Read out device or meter
Spectrophotometer design that uses 2 photodetectors, 2 sample cuvettes
Double beam in space
Spectrophotometer design that uses 1 photodetector; chopper is used to pass the monochromatic radiation through the sample cuvette and then to the reference cuvette
Double-beam in time
A device that rotates or breaks up radiation beams so the beam of light can pass through the photodetector
Chopper
This implies that a photometer is measuring at the wavelength that it is set to
Wavelength or photometric accuracy
Material used to measure wavelength or photometric accuracy
Special glass-type optical filters:
Didymium glass (600 nm)
Holmium oxide (360 nm)
A test using glass filters or solutions that have known absorbance values for a specific wavelength
Absorbance check
The ability of a photometric system to yield a linear relationship between the radiant power incident upon its detector and the concentration
Linearity
Linearity is monitored using _____
Optical filters or solutions
Any light that impinges upon the detector that does not originate from a polychromatic light source (an interference)
Stray light
The presence of stray light is checked using _____
Special cut-off filters
Measures concentration by detecting the absorption of electromagnetic radiation by atoms rather than by molecule
Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer
When using AAS, sample should be ___
Atomized
Light source for AAS
Hollow-cathode lamp
Electrodeless discharge lamp (new edition)
Function of chopper in AAS
Modulate the light beam that would strike the sample cell that comes in flame