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used as a basis for reference because it has known concentration

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Standard

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2 types of quality control

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normal control

pathologic control

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within the reference range

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normal control

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outside the reference range

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pathologic control

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what is the difference between precision and accuracy

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precision gives a producibility that results in near values while accuracy gives an exact values

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DNA samples

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Molecular Diagnosis (no contaminants)

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only for manufacturing and never used in clinical laboratory

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Technical or Commercial Grade Reagent

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OSHA Requirements:

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  • indicate lot number
  • physical or biological health hazard
  • precautions for safe usage and storage
  • MSDS
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calibrator and standard materials

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Standard reference materials

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corrects or increases the precision and accuracy of the machine

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calibrator

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everything is oxygen there is nothing with this water

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distilled water

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process of removing microorganism except nutrients

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purified water

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have the most stringent requirements for the test methods require minimum interference

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Type I

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what are the composition of type I

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Trace metals
Iron
Enzyme
Other analyses

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serum in nature that has normal and pathologic control

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Quality control

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exact, definite and reference

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Standard

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can remove particulate matter for municipal water supplies

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prefiltration

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removes organic materials and chlorine

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filtration

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19
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includes bacteria

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submicron filters

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20
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2 components of quantitative results

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test value and label identifying the units

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SI

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Syteme International D’ Unites

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only system employed in many countries and provide global scientific community with a uniform method of describing physical quantities

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SI system units

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SI system units

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metric system

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7 basic units

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length (m)
mass (kg)
quantity of a substance (mole)
Time (second)
electric current (ampere)
thermodynamic temperature (kelvin)
luminous intensity (candela)
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is a derivative or a mathematical function describing one of the basic units

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derived units

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The SI uses?

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standard prefixes

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27
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unit for wavelength

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angstrom

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28
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all necessary reagents and respective storage containers are prepackaged as a unit

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kit

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29
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enzymatic

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Glucose oxidase

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30
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usually readily available

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reagents

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31
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exist in varying grades of purity

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analytic chemicals

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32
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ACS

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American Chemical Society

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33
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states the actual values

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Labels on reagents

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34
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have been put through additional purification steps for use in specific procedures

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Ultrapure chemicals

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are used to manufacture drugs, the limitations established for this group of chemicals are based only on criterion of not being injurious to individuals

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USP and NF grade chemicals

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36
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indicate that the impurity limitations are not stated and that preparation of these chemicals is not uniform

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Reagents designation of CP or pure grade

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37
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is often used to ascertain the acceptable purity range

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melting point

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38
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also have varying grades of purity that differs from those used to classify inorganic reagents

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organic reagents

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39
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approaches the purity level of chemical

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CP

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40
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which is certified to contain impurities below certain levels established by the ACS

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Reagent grade

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is a highly purified chemical that can be measured directly to produce a substance of exact known concentration and purity

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primary standard

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ACS primary tolerance for primary standard

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100+ 0.02%

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NIST

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National Institute of Standards and Technology

44
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are used instead of ACS primary standard materials

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Standard reference materials

45
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lower purity, which concentration determined by comparison with a primary standard

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secondary standard

46
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is the most frequently used in reagent in the laboratory

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water

47
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water solely purified by distillation produces

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distilled water

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water purified by ion exchange produces

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deionized water

49
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pumps water from semipermeable membrane

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Reverse osmosis water

50
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water can also be purified by

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ultrafiltration, ultraviolet light, sterilization, or ozone treatment

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6 categories based in specifications rather than method of purification or preparation

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clinical laboratory reagent water
special reagent water
instrument feed water
water supplied by method manufacturer
autoclave and wash water
commercially boiled purified water
52
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monitoring parameters

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microbiological count
pH
resistivity
silicate
particulate matter
organics
53
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longheld convention for categorizing water

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types 1, 2 and 3

54
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7 types of water treatment

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prefiltration
distilled water
deionized water
reverse osmosis
ultrafiltration and nanofiltration
ultraviolet oxidation 
sterilization
55
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can remove particulate matter for municipal water supplies

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prefiltration

56
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removes organic materials and chlorine

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filtration cartridges

57
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includes bacteria

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submicron filters

58
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hard water may require prefiltration with

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glass or cotton filters

59
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hard water contains

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calcium, iron, other dissolved elements

60
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removes almost all organic materials

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Distilled water

61
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anion and cation exchange resin

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Deionized water

62
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uses an anion resin followed by a cation resin

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two-bed system

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pretreatment of water and uses pressure to force water through a semipermeable membrane

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reverse osmosis

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excellent in removing particulate matter, microorganisms, and any PYROGENS AND ENDOTOXINS

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Ultrafiltration and nanofiltration

65
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can destroy bacteria

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ultraviolet oxidation, sterilization processes and ozone treatment

66
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is acceptable for glassware washing

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type III

67
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acceptable for analytical requirements

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type II water

68
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methods requiring minimum interference

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type I

69
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HPLC may require

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0.2 mm final filtration

70
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testing procedures to determine the quality of reagent grade water include measurements of

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resistance, pH, colony counts, metal detection

71
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is measured because pure water, devoid of ions is a poor conductor of electricity

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Resistance

72
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the relationship of water purity is linear to

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resistance

73
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reagent grade water

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initial filtering
reverse osmosis
deionization
0.2 mm fliter

74
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a substance that is dissolved in a liquid

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solute

75
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is expressed as percent solution, molarity, molality or normality and because these are non-SI expressions are so widely used

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concentration

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expressed as number of moles per 1 Liter of solution

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Molarity

77
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amount of solute per 1 kg of solvent

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Molality

78
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number of grams equivalent weights per 1 L of solution

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Normality

79
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Colligative Properties

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osmotic pressure
vapor pressure
freezing point
boiling point

80
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is the pressure at which the liquid solvent is in equilibrium with the water vapor

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Vapor pressure

81
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is the temperature at which the the vapor pressures of the solid and liquid phases are the same

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Freezing point

82
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is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the solvent reaches one atmosphere

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Boiling point

83
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is the pressure that opposes osmosis when a solvent flows through a semipermeable membrane to establish equilibrium between compartments of differing concentrations

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Osmotic pressure

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the osmotic pressure of a dilute solution is

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proportional to the concentration of the molecules in solution

85
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1 osmole equals

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molarity or molality X no. of particles

86
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freezing point

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-1.86 degrees celcius

87
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boiling point

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0.52 degrees celcius

88
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vapor pressure

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0.3 mm Hg

89
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osmotic pressure is increased by a factor of

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1.7x 10 to the 4th power mm Hg

90
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an oxidation-reduction potential and is a measure of the ability of a solution to accept or donate electrons

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Redox potential

91
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substances that donate electrons

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reducing agents

92
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accepts electrons

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oxidizing agents

93
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is a measure of how well electricity passes through a solution

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Conductivity

94
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the reciprocal of conductivity and is a measure of a substance’s resistance to the passage of electric current

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Resistivity

95
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the primary application of resistivity in the clinical laboratory is:

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assesing the purity of water

96
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weak acids and bases and their related salts and minimizes changes in hydrogen ion concentration

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Buffers

97
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decrease in hydrogen

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acid

98
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increase in hydrogen

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basic

99
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the pH scale is from

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0 to 14

100
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describes the dissociation characteristics of weak acids

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Henderson-Hasselbalch equation

101
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another important aspects of buffers

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ionic strength

102
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increasing the ionic strength

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decreases the rate of particle of migration which can also affect electrophoretic separation

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