Test 1 Flashcards

1
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Spectroscopy

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use of E/M energy, particles, or sound to study matter

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2
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Qualitative

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What is present?

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3
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Quantitative

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How much is present?

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4
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Limitations in using human eye

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  1. Need standards for each unknown studied. 2. Uncolored solutions. 3. Variations in light source. 4. Variations in eye sensitivity. (color blindness)
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5
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All Instruments have:

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source, monochromator, sample, detector, readout device

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6
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Types of Errors

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  1. Random 2. Systematic
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7
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Random

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(Indeterminate) Noise Example: Random variations in mass of a weighing boat.

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Systematic

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(Determinate) Instrumental bias, personal, method Example: Always dispensing total volume of a pipette even though pipette marked TD.

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9
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Absolute Error

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E(abs)=X-Xt Xt accepted or true value and X is the measurement or average of several measurements.

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10
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Relative Error

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E(relative)=(X-Xt)/Xt

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Population

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All measurements of an observable. Infiinite. (impossible to get)

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12
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Sample

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A subset of all the possible measurements. Finite. (Your results)

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13
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Samples mean

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Summation of all samples divided by number of samples.

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14
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Sample Std. Dev

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Sx=sqrt(Summation of (xi-xmean)^2/(N-1))

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Signal (S)

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A voltage or current produced by the spectrometer in response to a change in the absorption or emission of photons by a sample. (Avg. peak height above avg. baseline)

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Noise(N)

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Extraneous and unwanted signals that are superimposed on the desired signal. N=max. std. dev of baseline.

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17
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SNR

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Signal to Noise Ratio. Measure of quality of a signal in spectrum.

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18
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Spectra are…

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variations in a voltage as wavelength is scanned.

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19
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Time…

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elapses as a spectrum is scanned

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20
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Signal & Noise…

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can be thought of variations in a voltage w/ respect to time or in terms of their frequency

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21
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Don’t confuse the frequency…

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of a signal and noise with the frequency of the light being absorbed or emitted in the spectroscopy.

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22
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S/N need to observe a signal…

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depends on frequency of noise and if some knowledge of the signal exists.

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23
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Types of Noise:

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  1. Chemical 2. Instrumental 3. Thermal of Johnson 4. Shot 5. Flicker 6. Environmental
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24
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Chemical Noise

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Noise arising from uncontrollable variables that affect chemistry of system being analyzed.

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25
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Instrumental Noise

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Noise associated with components of instrument.

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26
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Shot Noise

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Occurs whenever electrons are transferred across electrical junctions.

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27
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Thermal of Johnson Noise

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Noise that contains all frequencies and arises from thermal motion of electrons in resistive elements of electric circuits.

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28
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Flicker Noise.

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Noise whose frequency spectrum is inversely proportional to frequency, the cause of which is not well understood.

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29
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Environmental Noise

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Noise from surrounding environment

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30
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S/N improvement

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=sqrt(number of spectra averaged)

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31
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Uncertainty in adding or subtracting

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=sqrt(Summation(uncertainty squared))

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32
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Uncertainty in multiplying or dividing (x=p*q/r)

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Sx/x=sqrt(summmation((uncertainty/value)squared))

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33
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Uncertainty in exponential x=p^y

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Sx/x=y*Sp/P

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34
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Uncertainty in logarithm x=ln(p)

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Sx=Sp/P

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35
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TV

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Total volume of, not in, glassware

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36
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SD

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Smallest division of glassware

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37
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Method of least squares

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A mathematical technique that draws the best line through data by minimizing the residuals.

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38
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If you blank…

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(0,0) should be a data pt.

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39
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E/M Radiation

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Beam of sub-atomic particles called photons that possess an oscillating electric and magnetic field

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40
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Frequency

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(curly v) number of oscillations of the field per second. (Hz)

41
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Period

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(P) time between 2 successive maxima (s)

42
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Wavelength

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(lamba) distance between successive maxima (nm)

43
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Velocity

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(vi) rate at which a wavefront moves through a medium i. (m/s)

44
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Wave number

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(sigma) number of waves or oscillations per cm. (/cm)

45
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Power

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(P) energy that reaches an area per second (Watt)

46
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Intensity

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(I) Power per unit solid angle (Watts/steradian)

47
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10-180 nm

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Vacuum UV

48
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180-400 nm

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UV

49
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400-700 nm

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Visible

50
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2.5-15 micron

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InfraRed

51
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.3-10 m

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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

52
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Vacuum UV

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10-180 nm

53
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UV

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180-400 nm

54
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Visible

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400-700 nm

55
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InfraRed

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2.5-15 micron

56
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance

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.3-10 m

57
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When two or more waves….

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traverse the same space the resultant field at any time is the sum of the fields of individual waves

58
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Wave equation

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Y=A*sin(2pi*frequency*time+phase angle)

59
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Destructive interference

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phase angle differs by +/- pi A=A1-A2

60
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Constructive interference

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equal phase angles, A=A1+A2

61
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Plane Polarized

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All electric fields of a beam of photons lie in one plane

62
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Monochromatic

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All photons have same frequency

63
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Coherent

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All photons have same frequency and phase angle

64
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Energy

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of a single photon is dependent of it’s frequency E=hv

65
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Velocity

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v=frequency*wavelength Vvac=c=3*10^8 m/s

66
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Velocity is always slower…

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in a medium

67
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frequency is always…

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constant from one medium to another

68
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Refractive index

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ni measure of interaction of medium i with E/M Radiation

69
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ni=

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c/vi=wavelength vacuum/wavelength

70
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Refractive index….

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is usually wavelength dependent and reported at a wavelength

71
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Refraction

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change in direction of beam of E/M radiation on passing from one medium into another with different refraction index. sin(theta1)/sin(theta2)=refraction index1/refraction index2=v1/v2=wavelength1/wavelength2

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Reflection

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angle of incidence equals angle of reflection

73
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Intensity of reflection

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Ireflected/Iincident=(n2-n1)^2/(n1+n2)^2

74
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Diffraction

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process in which beam of parallel waves of radiation is bent as it passes by a sharp barrier or through narrow opening

75
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Diffraction equation

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CF=BCsin(theta) DE=OD*sin(theta) n*wavelength=BCsin(theta)=BC8DE/OD constructive when n=0(equal path length) or n=1 (path length differ by one wavelength)

76
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Absorption

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removal of select frequency from a beam of radiation as it passes through a medium

77
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Types of Absorption

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Electronic, vibrational, and magnetic

78
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Electronic Absorptio

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H(1s)+hv->H(2s) Uv, Vis

79
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Vibrational absorption

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HCl+hv-> IR

80
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Magnetic Radiation

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H(^) +hv-> ESR, NMR

81
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Photons are produced…

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When excited molecules and atoms return to lower energy levels

82
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Absorbance equation

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A=log(Pincident/Ptransmitted)=Molarabsorptivity*pathlength*concentration

83
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Emission

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Fluorescence power=constant*concentration

84
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Thermal Radiation

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Radiation emitted from a solid when heated to incandescence

85
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Difference between absorption setup and fluorescence

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both source-wavelength selector-sample-detector-readout, but fluorescence has additional wavelength selector after sample

86
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Discontinuous Spectrum

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Tall narrow peaks (think sodium spectra)

87
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Continuous Source Spectrum

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Think SWCNTs ROlling peaks

88
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Effective bandwidth

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full width of emission peak at half its height

89
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H2 or D2 light source

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continuous light source, electrical excitation of H2 or D2 at low pressure UV 160-375 nm

90
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Tungsten Filament

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Electrically heated W filament (320-2500) Vis-IR

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Halogen Lampe

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W lamp with Halogen gas that minimizes W deposition on glass

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Xenon Arc lamp

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electrical discharge in Xe 250-600 UV-Vis

93
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Nernst Glower

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electrically heated rare earth oxides, ZrO2 and Y2O3 320-20000 nm Vis-IR

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LED

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incoherent semiconductor that emits narrow band of light when electrically biased in forward direction 420-720 Vis 10 x’s more efficient than W in Vis blue peak ~450, phosphorescence peak ~550

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Metal Vapor Lamp

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Gaseous metal atoms at low P excited with electrical discharge

96
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Hollow Cathode Lamp

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excited metal atoms fro a sepecial geometry cathode (AA spectroscop)

97
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Laser

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light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation coherent light source inverted population needed for laser to operate

98
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Absorption Filter

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Colored glass which absorbas a select band of light and transmits others. Bandwidth ~ 40 nm

99
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Interference Filter

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transparent dielectric filter sandwiched between two partially reflective surfaces. Constructive and destructive interference causes selective transmittance. Bandwidth ~5 nm. m*wavelength=2*T ^^T is thickness of dielectric ^^wavelength dielectric*ndielectric=wavelength vacuum