ELECTROLYTES Flashcards
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FLAME PHOTOMETRY is aka:
Flame Emission Photometry
It measures the light emitted by excited
single atom
FLAME PHOTOMETRY
Principle of Flame Photometry: ____ of electrons from ____ to _____ energy state.
Excitation
lower
higher
How electrons are being excited in Flame photometry
By subjecting it to flame
Why electrons become excited when subjected to flame
Become excited because they
absorb thermal energy
What is the principle of Flame Photometry
Excitation of electrons from
lower to higher energy state.
What is the purpose of FLAME PHOTOMETRY
measurement of excited ions
measurement of excited ions
FLAME PHOTOMETRY
What are the 4 most common excited ions
Na, K, Ca, Li
Na, K, Ca, Li = ___ (excited/unexcited ions)
excited
Atoms —> ____ —> release ____ —-> _____
Excites atoms;
photons;
return to ground state
FLAME PHOTOMETRY:
(1) When atoms are heated/subjected to
flame, they are ____.
excited
– they absorb a
specific thermal spectrum having
a high energy
excited atoms
FLAME PHOTOMETRY:
(2) However, when these easily excitable
ions absorb ______/become
____, they become ____.
thermal energy;
excited;
unstable
FLAME PHOTOMETRY:
(3) When these atoms are unstable at
___ (low/high) energy, they return to their
_____ by
releasing energy in the form of
____
high;
ground state;
photons
ground state is aka
unexcited state
photons is aka
light energy
light energy
photons
FLAME PHOTOMETRY:
(4) The photons they released are at a
_____.
Specific wavelength
FLAME PHOTOMETRY:
(5) EXAMPLE:
The photon released by sodium, when
it returns to its ground state, is
___ (different/same) to the light energy released
by potassium, calcium, and lithium.
different
Emitted wavelength of potassium
766 nm
What is the color of flame if Potassium is present in the sample
Violet
Emitted wavelength of Sodium
589 nm
What is the color of flame if Sodium is present in the sample
Yellow