Chem Analysis and Using Recourses Flashcards
Pure substances
- single element/ compound with no mixed substances
- to see if pure they should boil at exact boiling point (eg, water at 100)
Formulations
- mixture designed for a useful product
- carefully measure quantities for desired properties
Examples of formulations
- fuels
- cleaning agents
- paints
- medicines
- alloys
- fertilisers
- food
Chromatography definition
- the separation of mixtures that gives information to indentify substances
Rf =
Distance moved by substance / distance moved by solvent
Mobile and stationary phase
- molecules can move (liquid/ gas) and they are molecules with higher solubility and less attraction to the paper
- molecules that can’t move (thick liquid/ solid)
How to test for pure substances with chromatography
- pure sample run it along the tested and if Rf value is = the tested is pure
Tests for gases
- hydrogen, burning splint held at open end of tube makes ‘squeaky pop’ sound
- oxygen, relights a glowing splint
- Carbon Dioxide, passed through limewater it turns cloudy
- chlorine, damp litmus paper bleaches
Flame tests reasons
To identify cations
Results of the flame test
- lithium, crimson-red
- sodium, yellow
- calcium, orange- red
- potassium, lilac
- copper, green
Reasons for metal hydroxide precipitate test
To identify cations
Precipitate test results
- Calcium, White
- copper, blue
- Iron (II), green
- Iron (III), brown
- Aluminium, White -> colourless
- magnesium, white
Carbonates reaction
- react with dilute acid to form CO2 gas
Halide reactions
- produce precipitates with silver nitrate in dilute acid
- silver chloride, white
- silver bromide, cream
- silver iodide, yellow
Instrumental methods + advantages
- how compounds detected
- sensitive (detect small amounts), fast, accurate
Flame emission spectroscopy
- example of instrumental method
- metal ions analysis
- put through and light travels through spectroscope
- output line identifies ion and can measure conc
Proportion of gases in the atmosphere
- 80% nitrogen
- 20% oxygen
- small properties of CO2, water vapour and noble gases
Evolution of the atmosphere
- started 4.6 billion years ago, Early on there was intense volcanic activity that released gases plus water vapour
– atmosphere mostly CO2, water vapour condenses to form oceans. Volcanoes also produce nitrogen
– the oceans dissolved CO2 in water and carbonate will precipitated producing sediments reducing CO2 in yet
How Oxygen increase during evolution
– Algae first produce oxygen through photosynthesis plus plants produced more
– as they involved oxygen levels slowlt increase alone evolution of animals
Greenhouse gases
– Maintain temperature high
– include methane, water vapour, CO2
– allow short wavelengths from sun but absorb longer wavelengths from earth