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Chemical analysis Flashcards

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1
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What is purity in chemistry?

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Something that only contains one element or compound

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How can the boiling/melting point of a substance tell you how pure it is?

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All pure substances melt or boil at a specific temperature so the closer the value measured is to the boiling/melting point it is purer.

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What will impurities do to your substance?

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It will lower the melting point and increase the boiling point whilst also increasing the range of temperatures.

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What is a formulation?

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A formulation is a mixture made in a specific way for a specific purpose and recipe.

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What can formulations be used for?

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In the pharmaceutical industry for pills, paint, fuels, cleaning products.

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What is paper chromatography

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It is an analytical method to separate the substances in a mixture.

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What is the mobile phase?

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Where the molecules can move - this is a liquid or a gas.

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What is the stationary phase?

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Where the molecules cannot move- this is a solid or a thick liquid.

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What do substances do between the phases and how does this affect how long a molecule moves?

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Substances move between the two phases and an equilibrium is formed. How far a molecule moves depends on how long it spends in the mobile phase.

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Why do some molecules spend in longer in a certain phase?

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How soluble they are in the solvent and how attracted they are to the paper. If they have a high solubility and are less attracted to the paper they will be in the mobile phase for longer.

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How can we analyze what is in a mixture in paper chromatography?

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The different spots of chemicals will separate and we will see them distributed out.

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What is the Rf value?

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It is the ratio between the dissolved substance and the distance travelled by the solvent front.

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How do you calculate the Rf value?

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distance travelled by substance/ distance travelled by solvent.

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How do you test for chlorine?

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Chlorine bleaches litmus paper but it may turn red for a second.

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How do you test for oxygen?

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Place a glowing splint into a test tube and it will relight if oxygen is present.

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How do you test for hydrogen?

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Place lit splint and there will be a squeaky pop if hydrogen is present.

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How do you test for carbon dioxide?

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Bubble carbon dioxide through limewater and if it is present it will turn cloudy.

18
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How do you test for carbonates?

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Add a couple of drops of dilute acid and then connect it to a tube of limewater. If carbonates are present it will turn cloudy.

19
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How do you test for sulfates?

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Add a few drops of dilute hydrochloric acid and barium chloride to the test tube. If there are sulfate ions present a white precipitate will form.

20
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How do you carry out flame tests?

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Clean a platinum loop with HCL and hold it to a blue bunsen burner until it burns without color. Next, dip the loop into the sample and record the colour of the flame

21
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What color flame will lithium ions produce?

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Crimson

22
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What color flame will sodium ions produce?

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Yellow

23
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What color flame will potassium ions produce?

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Lilac

24
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What color flame will calcium ions produce?

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Orange-red

25
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What color flame will copper ions produce?

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Green

26
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How do you test for metals?

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Metal hydroxides are insoluble and precipitate out of solution. These have certain colors. So add drops of sodium hydroxide solution to the metal.

27
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What is the color of the precipitate for calcium?

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White

28
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What is the color of the precipitate for copper?

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Blue

29
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What is the color of the precipitate for iron (II)?

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Green

30
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What is the color of the precipitate for iron (III)

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Brown

31
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What is the color of the precipitate for aluminium?

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White at first but redissolves in excess NaOH to form a colorless solution.

32
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What is the color of the precipitate for magnesium?

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White

33
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How do you test for halides?

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Add some dilute drops of dilute nitric acid and some silver nitrate solution.

34
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What does chloride give as a precipitate?

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A white precipitate and silver chloride.

35
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What does bromide give as a precipitate?

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A cream precipitate and silver bromide

36
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What does iodide give as a precipitate?

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A yellow precipitate and silver iodide.

37
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What is flame emission spectroscopy?

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A sample is placed in a flame. As the ions heat up the electrons get excited and drop back to their original energy levels and at this point, they transfer energy through light. The light goes through a spectroscope which detects different wavelengths of light to produce a line spectrum,

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Why is there a different combination of wavelengths?

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This depends on the charge and electron arrangement so they will emit different wavelengths of light.

39
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What does the intensity of the light indicate?

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The concentration of the ion.

40
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Why is flame emission spectroscopy better than flame tests?

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They can be used for mixtures, not just a single ion.

41
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What are the advantages of flame emission spectroscopy?

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Accurate, fast, and sensitive.

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