Final, Other Information Flashcards
Using a phase composition diagram, how do you find boiling point from a mole fraction?
the intersection of the bottom liquid curve with the mole fraction
Using a phase composition diagram, how do you find the still head temperature and final mole fraction from an initial mole fraction?
from the intersection of the bottom liquid curve with the mole fraction, go left until you reach the other curve, then down to the lower curve
Using a phase composition diagram, how do you find the composition of the distillate (final product) from a still head temperature?
find the intersection of the still head temperature with the liquid curve
Using a phase composition diagram, how do you find the number of theoretical plates from an initial and final mole fraction?
(start and end on the lower liquid curve) go left until you reach the top curve, then down until you reach the bottom curve and repeat
each horizontal line you create is one theoretical plate
In a phase composition diagram, which curve is which? Which curve are temperatures measured off of? What is the significance of a still head?
The top curve is the vapor, and the lower curve is the liquid.
Temperatures are always measured in the liquid curve.
Still head is when the vapor turns back into a liquid
What are the two types of GC columns?
Capillary and Packed
Describe the structure and size of the smaller of the two types of GC columns.
Capillary
made of fused silica capillary tube coated in the interior wall with polymer
give better separations, use less sample, and can separate complex mixtures containing many compounds, but they require more sensitive detectors.
~.3mm (.1-.5mm)
Describe the structure and size of the larger of the two types of GC columns
Packed
made of tubing packed with small, uniform size, inert support coated with a thin film of nonvolatile liquid
~3mm (1/8in-1/4in) (3mm-6mm)
What are the two types of GC detectors? Describe them. Which can detect water?
What are the two types of GC detectors? TC (thermal conductivity) works with a packed column the column gas flow cools a heated filament and the change in temperature causes a change in electrical resistance. The difference between that and the reference (only the gas) is used Can detect water FID (flame ionization detector) works with a capillary column the sample is burned in a H2 flame creating ions that cause the flame to conduct current, resulting in a signal
Give the column type, detector type, and amount of sample used per analysis for our GC.
Our lab uses capillary columns and a FID. It requires about .1-.2 ul per analysis.
Describe the effect of GC column temperature on separation and resolution.
The separation of peaks is determined by the column temperature: as it increases, the peaks elute more rapidly and separation decreases.
Low Temperatures=compounds with lower BPs spend more time in the mobile phase than those with higher BPs. The lower boiling compounds move faster and come off the column sooner.
High Temperatures=all compounds spend more time in the mobile phase, causing all compounds to move faster
How do you determine theoretical yields?
use an H bar converter to move from grams reactant-> mole-> mole product -> grams product
What is the equation for percent yield?
(measured)/(expected) * 100
What is the equation for percent error?
(Expected-Measured)/(Expected) * 100
What is the effect of a dissolved nonvolatile solid on the BP and FP of a solution?
Dissolved nonvolatile solid will always raise the BP of a solution
Dissolve nonvolatile solid will always decrease the FP of a solution
What is the effect of soluble or insoluble impurities on MP results?
Soluble impurities lower MP and widen the MP range for a compound
Insoluble impurities should have no effect on MP
Melting Point is a range between the first visible melting and the final disappearance of all crystals
How do you run a mixture melting point to determine the identity of a compound?
1: Run MP of compound
2: Rerun MP of compound mixed with known pure sample thought to be the same compound
(can keep doing MP with
gradually increasing mixtures of sample and known compound)
If the MP of mixture remains the same, the compounds are the same
If the MP of mixture is lower and wider, the compounds are not the same
Describe eutectics. What would a graph of one look like?
Eutectic points are where the composition of a mixture of two solids have a MP lower than either pure substance or any other mixture of the two.
Y-Axis MP and X-Axis Composition
U/V ish curve that reaches its lowest point somewhere in the middle of the graph
Describe azeotropes. What would a graph of one look like?
An azeotrope is a non-ideal binary liquid mixture. Low boiling azeotropes are more common. At the minimum or maximum BP azeotropic composition, the liquid and vapor have the same composition and cannot be separated by distillation. Changing the distillation pressure can move or eliminate the azeotrope.
Y-Axis BP and X-Axis Compoisiton
Two ovals that join their two corners somewhere in the graph, usually in a lower area
How do you calculate retention factor when doing TLC plates?
(distance from starting line to center of sample spot)/(distance from starting line to final solvent front)
How do you calculate theoretical plates when doing TLC plates?
N=16(distance from starting line to center of sample spot/diameter of spot)^2