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1
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Quantitative unit of measure

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Physical quantity or dimension, such as mass, length, time, or volume

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2
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Specifications for AR chemicals established by

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American Committee Society (ACS)

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3
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Methods of water purification

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Prefiltration
Distillation
Deionization
Reverse osmosis
Ultrafiltration and nano filtration

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4
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Primary standard

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Highly purified chemical that can be measured directly to produce a substance if exact known concentration and purity
(Certified by ACS)

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5
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Who lists and controls categories of water?

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Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

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6
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Basic parameters

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Microbiologic count, pH, resistivity, silicate, particulate matter, organics

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Solute

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A substance dissolved in a liquid

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8
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Analytes

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Biologic solutes

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9
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Solvent

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Liquid in which solute is dissolved

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Solution

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Solute plus solvent

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Concentration can be expressed as

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Percent solution, molarity, molality, normality, moles

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12
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Percent solution

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Amount of solute per 100 total units of solution
(w/w, v/v, w/v)

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13
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Normality

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Number of gram equivalent weights per 1 L of solution

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14
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Colligative properties

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Osmotic pressure, vapor pressure, freezing point, boiling point

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15
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Redox potential

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Measure of ability of solution to accept or donate electrons

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16
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Conductivity

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Measure of how well electricity passes through a solution

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17
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pH

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Inverse log of hydrogen ion concentration

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18
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Buffers

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Weak acids or bases and their related salts that minimize changes in hydrogen ion concentration

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19
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Laboratory vessels

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Flasks, beakers, graduated cylinders

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20
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Pipettes

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Glass or plastic utensils used to transfer liquids

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21
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Burettes

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Look like wide, long, graduated pipettes with stopcock at one end

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22
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Syringes

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Sometimes used for transfer of small.voluked in blood has analysis or in separation techniques

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23
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Beakers

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Straight-sided jar, wide mouth w/ pouring spout, volume in mL
Mixing liquids, holding liquids, estimating volume

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24
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Erlenmeyer flask

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Flat bottom with sloping sides, narrow neck that can be stoppered, mL
Holding liquids, mixing solutions, measuring noncritical volumes

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Volumetric flask

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Bulbous bottom, narrow neck; single, calibrated volume marker
Measuring critical volumes, preparing solutions

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Graduated cylinder

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Upright, straight sided tube, flared base, volume gradations
Measure noncritical volumes

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27
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Test tubes

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Straight sided tubes, glass or plastic, may have caps, may have conical bottom
Contain liquid samples, contain chemical reactions

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28
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Glassware made of

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Pyrex or kimax heat-resistance glass

29
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Desiccator

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A closed, airtight chamber

30
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Desiccant

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Drying agent that removes moisture from air and other substances

31
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Balances classified by

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Design, number of pans (single or double), mechanical versus electronic

32
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Balance operating range

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Precision, analytic, microbalance

33
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Centrifugation

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Process in which centrifugal force is used to separate solid matter from a liquid suspension

34
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Centrifuge parts

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Head or rotor
Carriers or shields attached to vertical shaft of motor
Metal enclosure

35
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Force depends on

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Mass, speed, radius

36
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Centrifuged classified according to:

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Bench top versus floor
Refrigeration
Rotor head type (fixed, hematocrit, swinging bucket, angled)
Maximum speed attainable

37
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Centrifuge applications

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Separating serum or plasma from blood cells
Separating supernatant from a precipitate in analytic reaction
Separating two immiscible liquids or expelling air

38
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RPM

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Revolutions per minute

39
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RCF

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Relative centrifugal force

40
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RCF calculation (G-force)

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(1.12x10^-5)x radius x RPM^2

41
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Centrifuge interferences

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Time, temperature, braking

42
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Parts of a pipette

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Bore, bulb, delivery tip, stem, mouthpiece, delivery tube

43
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Identifying information on a pipette

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Total capacity
Increments
TD or TC
Tolerance (transfer pipettes only)
Double painted bands or frosted band

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TD

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To deliver or to dispense

45
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TC

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To contain

46
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TC

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To contain

47
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Volumetric pipettes

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Transfer (single)
Critical volume, non-viscous
No blow out

48
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Non-viscous

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Serum, urine, most chemical solutions

49
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Viscous

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Whole blood
Synovial

50
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Ostwald-folin pipette

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Transfer (single)
Critical volume, viscous, blow out

51
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Mohr pipette

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Measuring (multiple)
Noncritical
Not calibrated to tip, no blow out

52
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Serological pipette

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Measuring (multiple volumes)
Noncritical
Calibrated to tip, blow out remaining liquid

53
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Blow out indicated by

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Double painted rings or etched rings at the mouthpiece

54
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Selecting a pipette

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Type of liquid
Importance of measurement
Volume needed
Max pipette volume (no greater than 10x the volume)
Clean and no cracks

55
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Why prewet?

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Pipettes are calibrated to deliver the marked capacity after they have been wetted down

56
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Micropipettes

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Transfer volumes less than or equal to 1 mL
Semiautomatic with disposable tips
May have adjustable volume capability

57
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Types of micropipettes

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Air displacement
Positive displacement

58
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Air displacement micropipettes

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Plunger, tip eject button, volume, shaft, removable plastic tip

59
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Holding pipette

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Straight up and down

60
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Filtration

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Solution (filtrate) drains through filter into receiving vessel

61
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Dialysis

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Solution placed in bag or on one side of semipermeable membrane
Larger molecules remain in bag or on one side of membrane; smaller molecules and solvents are diffused out

62
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Dialysis

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Solution placed in bag or on one side of semipermeable membrane
Larger molecules remain in bag or on one side of membrane; smaller molecules and solvents are diffused out

63
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Beer’s law

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Concentration of Standard (Cs)/Absorbance of standard (As) = Concentration of unknown (Cu)/Absorbance of unknown (Au)

64
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Dilution

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A diluent to weaken original sample

65
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Dilution formula

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Volume of sample one/total volume = volume of sample 2/total volume

66
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Temperature formula

67
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Titer

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Smallest amount or concentration that will produce a reaction
Whole number

68
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Working solution

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Working solutions are made by diluting stock (concentrated) solutions

69
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Kelvin calculation

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