Chromatography And Mass Spectrometry Flashcards
Refers to the group of techniques used to separate complex mixtures on the basis of different physical interactions between the individual compounds and the stationary phase of the system
Chromatography
Basic components in any chromatographic technique
Mobile phase (gas or liquid; carries sample)
Stationary phase (solid or liquid; where mobile phase flows)
Column holding the stationary phase
Eluate
What is measured in simple chromatography?
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Distances of the separated components are compared relative to the baseline or origin set from the start
SP and MP in simple chromatography
SP: paper
MP: solvent
The farthest point the solvent reached
Solvent front
A ratio of the distance travelled by the component to the distance travelled by the solvent
Retention factor (distance of component/distance of solvent)
Relationship of rf and solubility
Directly proportional
What is implied when rf value= 1
The solute has no affinity for the stationary phase and travels with the solvent front
Types of chromatography
Paper
Thin layer
Gas
Etc
It is a variant of column chrom and almost same as paper but glass coated by thin layer of film (alumina, paper, silica gel, cellulose) is used as sorbent and positioned at an angle
Thin layer
Gas chrom is used to separate what?
Mixtures of compounds that are volatile or can be made volatile
Applications of gas chromatography
Analysis of neutral and acidic drugs
Urine toxicological tests
Identify various types of alcohols
Process of gas chrom
→ Solution is vaporized, transferred to column of gas
→ Compounds separate according to volatility and polarity
→ Gas passes through a detector where it is identified
→ Chromatogram is generated (based on detector intensity over time)
Retention time in gas chrom is based on
Analytes that elute
Gases often used in gas liquid chrom
Helium, nitrogen or hydrogen
T or F: gases of higher weights are nearer to the detector within the column and moving more rapidly while lower weights are closer to the sample injector
False, high-sample injector, low- detector in column, moves rapidly
Compounds with _____ boiling point will move slowly in gas chrom
Higher
Molecules which are more abundant in stationary or liquid phase (less volatile) will be ______________, those with more abundance in the gas phase (more volatile) will be ______________
Molecules which are more abundant in STATIONARY OR LIQUID phase (LESS VOLATILE) will be nearer to the sample injector, those with more abundance in the GAS phase (more volatile) will be further into the column
An analytical technique that ionizes chemical species and sorts the ions based on their mass-to-charge ratio
Mass spectrometry
How are the said chemical species ionized?
• Ionization is changed by removing or charging electrons in a chemical species
Differentiate mass spectrum and mass spectrometer
A mass spectrum measures the masses within a sample; A mass spectrometer produces charged particles (ion) from the chemical substances that are to be analyzed, which then uses electric and magnetic fields to measure the mass (‘weight’) of the charged particles
Atoms of the same element with differing numbers of neutron and different masses.
Isotopes
Atomic number is the______
Mass number is the ________
Protons; total # of protons and neutrons
Tells the mass number and percent abundance for isotopes wherein charged plates create an environment of high kinetic energy to charge the entering particles
Mass spectrometer
In a mass spectrometer, what happens when positive charges pass through negative plates with the same kinetic energy?
They accelerate kinetic field
T or F: the lighter isotopes with the lower mass number move faster and will get to the detector earlier
True
What does the detector do in a mass spectrometer?
Compares the isotopes that arrive and the time it takes to arrive. It only measures time which is used to calculate mass and abundance
What does the peak of te graphs denote in a mass spectrometer graph?
Relative? abundance
T or F: the slower the isotope, the later it appears in te graph
True
T or F: the graphs in mass spectrometer can differentiate between the total number of protons and neutrons
False, it cant; more advance tests must be used
What are the six steps in mass spectrometry?
→ Injection (The species is introduced into the spectrometer)
→ Vaporizer (Molecules are converted to gas via heat)
→ Ionization (high voltage) (The vapors are bombarded by an electron beam, converting the vapor into ions (Electron Ionization))
→ Acceleration (The double negative plate creates a kinetic filed causing the ions to accelerate)
→ Ion Drift (The species travels across the medium)
→ Detector (Detects the analytes)
Step in MS wherein vapors are bombarded by an electron beam, converting the vapor into ions
Ionization (3rd)
Step in MS wherein species is introduced into te spectrometer
Injection (1st)
Step in MS wherein species travel across the medium
Ion drift
Step in MS where molecules are converted to gas by heat
Vaporization
Step in MS wherein the double negative plate creates a kinetic field causing the ions to accelerate
Acceleration
