Reagents and Solutions Flashcards
Process of water purification that meets specification for type I water
Deionization
Measured directly to produce a substance of exact known concentration and purity
Primary Standard
Type I reagent water is used for preparation of:
Standard solutions Buffers Controls Quantitative analytical procedures Electrophoresis Toxicology screening test HPLC
Solution property that is labile
Saturation
Type II reagent water is used for
Qualitative chemistry procedures Hematology Immunology Microbiology General laboratory test
Relationship of resistance and purity
Inverse
Deionization does not remove
Organic substances
Substances that do not ionize
Reverse osmosis does not remove
Gases
Blood plasma without clotting factors
Serum
Process of water purification that meets specifications for types II and III water
Distillation
Deionization removes
Ions
Reverse osmosis removes
90% of dissolved solids
98% of organic impurities
Insoluble matter
Microbiological organisms
Other process of water purification
Ultrafiltration and nanofiltration Ultraviolet oxidation Sterilization Ozone Adsorption by activated charcoal, clay, silicate or metal oxide
Any substance employed to produce a chemical reaction
Reagent
Chemical grade used in the preparation of reagents
Analytical Reagent Grade
Chemical grade that focuses on effect on humans
US Pharamacopeia and National Formulary
Concentration expression not influenced by temperature or pressure
Molality
Greater concentration of undissolved solute particles
Supersaturated solution
Chemical grade used to manufacture drugs
US Pharmacopeia and National Formulary
Number of atoms/elements that can combine for a particular compound
Valence
Measure of how well electricity passes through a solution
Conductivity
Most pure reagent water
Type I Reagent Water
Type of reagent water that cannot be stored
Type I
Other term for solute
Analyte
Component of blood that contains fibrinogen
Plasma
Distillation removes: _____ and _____
Minerals (Fe, Mg, Ca)
Microbiological organisms