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Electromagnetic Radiation Flashcards

1
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The principles that govern the analytic techniques and instrumentations in the lab fall into four basic areas:

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Spectrophotometry
Luminescence
Chromatography
Electroanalytic Methods

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2
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a particle of electromagnetic radiation is known as

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photon

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3
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is described as photons of energy traveling in waves

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Electromagnetic radiation

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4
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Electromagnetic radiation is spread in the form of

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electromagnetic waves

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5
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Electromagnetic radiation energy comes from the

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SUN

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6
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The sun gets its energy from the process called______.

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Nuclear Fusion

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7
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Distance between identical points on consecutive waves

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Wavelength

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8
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Distance between origin and crest (or trough)

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Amplitude

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9
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Number of waves that pass a point per unit time

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Frequency

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10
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Speed

Formula

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= wavelength x frequency

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11
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Wavelength is______ proportional to the frequency of the light wave

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inversely

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12
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Energy is_____ proportional to the wavelength of light

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inversely

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13
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T or F

The closer the two peaks are, the shorter the wavelength.

The shorter the wavelength, the larger number of photons will be contained in a given distance.

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TRUE

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14
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More photons represents more energy, hence,_____ wavelengths represent____ energy

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shorter

higher

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15
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: is a wave of alternating electric and magnetic fields

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Light

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16
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Light: is a wave of alternating ______ and ______

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electric and magnetic fields

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17
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2 types of light

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Visible

Invisible

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18
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Invisible light

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UV
Ifrared

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19
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  • wavelength falls below the visible region (190-340 nm)
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Ultraviolet

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20
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Ultraviolet nm

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(190-340 nm)

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21
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Infrared, Microwaves, Radio Waves nm

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More than 700

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22
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Visible light Wavelength falls within

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340-700 nm

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23
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■ also called as “transmitted light”

■ the one that our eyes can see

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Reflected light

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24
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White light

■ also called as “________light”

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polychromatic

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25
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■ composed of all the visible colors

■ made up of all colors of the rainbow because it contains all wavelengths

■ Ex: Ray of the sun

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White light

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26
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■ Produces only one color

■ Ex: Laser

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Monochromatic

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27
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What is the color absorbed and the color emitted

Wavelength (nm) - 350-400

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Violet

Yellow

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28
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What is the color absorbed and the color emitted

Wavelength (nm) - 400-450

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Indigo

Yellow

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29
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What is the color absorbed and the color emitted

Wavelength (nm) - 450-500

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Blue

Orange

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30
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What is the color absorbed and the color emitted

Wavelength (nm) - 500-550

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Green

Red

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31
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What is the color absorbed and the color emitted

Wavelength (nm) - 550-600

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Yellow

Indigo

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32
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What is the color absorbed and the color emitted

Wavelength (nm) - 600-650

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Orange

Blue

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33
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What is the color absorbed and the color emitted

Wavelength (nm) - 650-700

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Red

Green

34
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In spectrophotometry, what we’re after is not the light that is_____ by the solution, but the light that is_____ by the solution

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reflected

absorbed

35
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If the solution is red, the wavelength that is being absorbed is ______

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green

36
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A hemolyzed (red) solution containing hemoglobin will absorb

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green light at 540 nm

37
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● States that “ The concentration of a substance directly proportional to the amount of light absorbed and inversely proportional to the logarithm of the light transmitted”.

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BEER-LAMBERT’S LAW

38
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The relative amount of light passing through the sample is known as_______

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Transmittance (T)

39
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Percent Transmittance (%T)

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T
—- x 100
I

40
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○ also called as “Optical Density”

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Absorbance (A)

41
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is the measurement of the light transmitted by a solution to determine the concentration of the light-absorbing substance in the solution

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Spectrophotometry

42
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Internal components of Spectrophotometer

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  1. Light source
  2. Entrance slit
  3. Monochromator
  4. Exit slit
  5. Cuvette
  6. Photodetector
43
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○ “Exciter lamp”
○ Provide the electromagnetic radiation as visible infrared or ultraviolet light
○ Provides energy that the sample will modify by absorption

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Light source

44
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Types of light sources

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■ Tungsten/Tungsten-iodide lamp or Halogen Quartz lamp

■ Mercury Vapor Lamp

■ Deuterium Discharge Lamp

■ Infrared Energy Source

45
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most common light source at visible, near UV and near IR

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Incandescent tungsten/
Tungsten-iodide lamp or Halogen
Quartz lamp

46
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Fluorometry

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Mercury/ hydrogen lamp/
Xenon arc

47
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AAS (Atomic absorption spectrophotometry)

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Hollow cathode lamp

48
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UV range; continuous light emission down to 165nm

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Deuterium

49
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Infrared light

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Merst Glower
Globar

50
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uses an electrically heated rod of rare earth element oxides

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Merst glower

51
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uses silicon carbide heated to 1200 degrees Celsius

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Globar

52
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○ Reduce stray light
○ Prevents scattered light from entering the monochromator

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Entrance Slit

53
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the____ light is allowed to pass through the analytical cell, it would cause a deviation from the readings

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stray

54
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○ Device that produces light of specific wavelengths from a light source

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Monochromator

55
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▪ light radiation of a single wavelength

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Monochromatic light

56
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• defines the range of wavelengths transmitted

• Determines the efficiency of monochromator

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BANDPASS

57
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Generally, the narrow range of wavelength is the most desirable

Prisms & gratings = <5 nm
Interference filters = 10-20 nm

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Bandpass

58
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Types of monochromator

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  1. Prism
  2. Diffraction Gratings
  3. Interference Filters
59
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Wedge-shaped piece of (3) or some other material that allows transmission of light

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Prism

glass, quartz, or sodium chloride

60
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Prism is based on_____ of light

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refraction

61
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§ aluminized surfaces that has been cut into tiny grooves that can act as a prism and a slit

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Diffraction Grating

62
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Diffraction Grating

Based on the principle that_____ bend as they pass a sharp corner.

The degree of bending depends on the______

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wavelengths

63
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§ based on the principle of constructive interference of waves

§ Only light with desired wavelength which is reflected twice will be in phase and come out of the filter

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Interference Filter

64
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It is constructed by using two parallel glass plates, which are silvered internally and separated by thin film of dielectric material (CaF2 , SiO, MgF2 ) of different refractive index

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Interference Filter

65
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○ Exclusion of unwanted light from entering the monochromator

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Entrance Slit

66
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○ allows only a narrow beam of the spectrum to pass through the cuvette
○ narrows down the light coming from the monochromator
○ Entering to the cuvette

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Exit Slit

67
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● Analytical cell/sample holder

● Used to hold the solution in the instrument whose concentration is to be measured

● Made of material that does not absorb light in the wavelength range of interest

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CUVETTE

68
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Types of cuvettes

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Borosilicate
Quartz/ plastic
Alumina silica
Soft glass

69
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For alkaline solutions cuvette

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Borosilicate glass

70
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For wavelength below 320 nm cuvette

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Quarts or plastic

71
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Good at visible regions cuvette

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Alumina Silica Glass

72
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Preferable for acidic solutions cuvette

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Soft Glass

73
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● Converts transmitted light energy into an equivalent amount of electrical energy

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PHOTODETECTORS

74
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Types of Photodetectors

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  1. Barrier-Layer cell
  2. Photoemissive/phototube
  3. Photomultiplier
75
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○ Photocell or Photovoltaic
○ composed of light-sensitive materials (e.g. selenium on iron plate with transparent layer of silver)

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Barrier-Layer cell

76
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○ when exposed to light, electrons in the light-sensitive material are excited and are released into the highly conductive silver
○ LEAST EXPENSIVE
○ NO NEED FOR POWER SOURCE

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Barrier-Layer cell

77
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○ Similar to barrier-layer cell that it has photosensitive material that gives of electrons when light energy strikes it
○ Composed of positively charged anode and negatively charged cathode enclosed in a glass

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Photoemissive/ Phototube

78
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○ Light strikes cathode → cathode emits electrons → electrons accelerate towards anode

○ Flow of electrons = current = no. of photons

○ Requires an external source of energy

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Photoemissive/ Phototube

79
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○ Once light strikes the coated electron, electrons are emitted.
○ The electrons are attached to a series of anodes known as_____

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Photomultiplier (PM) tube

dynodes

80
Q

The_____ tube can amplify the amount of light energy therefore it can measure even the very low light waves

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Photomultiplier

81
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○ displays the amount of light transmitted

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Read-Out device

82
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Read-out devices

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  1. Meter
  2. Digital
  3. Recorder

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