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A method to measure how much a chemical substance absorbs light by measuring the intensity of light as a beam passes through sample solution

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Spectrophotometry

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One of the most frequently used tools to determine both the presence and concentration of dissolved chemicals

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Spectrophotometer

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Measures the amount of photons absorbed after it passes through a sample solution

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Spectrophotometer

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4 main applications of spectrophotometry

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  1. Qualitative analysis
  2. Quantitative analysis
  3. Enzyme assay
  4. Molecular weight identification
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Instrument designed to detect the amount of light energy that is absorbed or transmitted by molecules dissolved in a solution

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Spectrophotometer

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Classification of a spectrophotometer that uses light over the ultraviolet and visible range

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UV-visible spectrophotometer

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Classification of a spectrophotometer that uses light over the infrared range

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IR spectrophotometer

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A solution sample that absorbs light over all visible ranges appears […]

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black, in theory

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A solution sample that transmits light over all visible ranges appears […]

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white

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A solution sample that absorbs a specific wavelength appears […]

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as its complementary color

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The basic structure of spectrophotometers

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  • Light Source
  • Collimator
  • Monochromator
  • Wavelength Selector
  • Cuvette
  • Photoelectric Detector
  • Digital Display
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An instrument that produces a desired range of wavelength of light

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Spectrometer

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An instrument that detects the amount of photons absorbed and then sends a signal to a digital display

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Photometer

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A lens that transmits a straight beam of light

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Collimator

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A prism that splits the beam of light into several component wavelengths

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Monochromator

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A wavelength selector that transmits only the desired wavelengths

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Slit

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The amount of photons that goes through the cuvette and into the detector is dependent on […]

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the length of the cuvette and the concentration of the sample

18
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The fraction of light that passes through the sample

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Transmittance (T)

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The amount of light unable to pass through a sample is measured as the […]

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absorbance value

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Transmittance equation

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T = It / Io

where:
- It is the light intensity after the beam of light passes through the cuvette
- Io is the light intensity before the beam of light passes through the cuvette

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Absorbance Equation

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A = -log(T)

22
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States that there is a linear relationship between the absorbance and the concentration of a sample

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Beer-Lambert Law

23
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Beer-Lambert Equation

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A = εcl

where:
- A is the absorbance
- ε is the molar absorption coefficient (M^-1cm^-1)
- c is the molar concentration (M)
- l is the optical path length (cm)

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An instrument used to measure absorbance and conduct quantitative analysis at the visible light

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VIS Spectrophotometer

25
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Bacterial cell density can be determine at how many nanometers?

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600 nm

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An instrument used to measure the material of absorbance and quantitative analysis at the visible or ultraviolet light

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UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

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A type of UV-VIS spectrophotometer suitable for measuring absorbance or light transmittance at a given wavelength, requiring high stability of the light source and detector

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UV-VIS Single Beam

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A type of UV-VIS spectrophotometer that utilizes two monochromators

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UV-VIS Double Beam

29
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The most commonly used spectral region of organic compounds

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Infrared Spectrum (>760 nm)

30
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A type of spectrophotometry mainly applied to detect trace components in the sample analysis

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Atomic Absorption

31
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Generation Time equation

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GT = t / 3.3 log(b/B)

where:
- t is the time interval between measurements b and B
- B is the initial population
- b is the population after time t

32
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The two most common classroom methods to determine bacterial growth

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  • Standard Plate Count
  • Turbidimetric Measurement

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