Test 1 Flashcards
Spectroscopy
use of E/M energy, particles, or sound to study matter
Qualitative
What is present?
Quantitative
How much is present?
Limitations in using human eye
- Need standards for each unknown studied. 2. Uncolored solutions. 3. Variations in light source. 4. Variations in eye sensitivity. (color blindness)
All Instruments have:
source, monochromator, sample, detector, readout device
Types of Errors
- Random 2. Systematic
Random
(Indeterminate) Noise Example: Random variations in mass of a weighing boat.
Systematic
(Determinate) Instrumental bias, personal, method Example: Always dispensing total volume of a pipette even though pipette marked TD.
Absolute Error
E(abs)=X-Xt Xt accepted or true value and X is the measurement or average of several measurements.
Relative Error
E(relative)=(X-Xt)/Xt
Population
All measurements of an observable. Infiinite. (impossible to get)
Sample
A subset of all the possible measurements. Finite. (Your results)
Samples mean
Summation of all samples divided by number of samples.
Sample Std. Dev
Sx=sqrt(Summation of (xi-xmean)^2/(N-1))
Signal (S)
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)
Noise(N)
Extraneous and unwanted signals that are superimposed on the desired signal. N=max. std. dev of baseline.
SNR
Signal to Noise Ratio. Measure of quality of a signal in spectrum.
Spectra are…
variations in a voltage as wavelength is scanned.
Time…
elapses as a spectrum is scanned
Signal & Noise…
can be thought of variations in a voltage w/ respect to time or in terms of their frequency
Don’t confuse the frequency…
of a signal and noise with the frequency of the light being absorbed or emitted in the spectroscopy.
S/N need to observe a signal…
depends on frequency of noise and if some knowledge of the signal exists.
Types of Noise:
- Chemical 2. Instrumental 3. Thermal of Johnson 4. Shot 5. Flicker 6. Environmental
Chemical Noise
Noise arising from uncontrollable variables that affect chemistry of system being analyzed.
Instrumental Noise
Noise associated with components of instrument.
Shot Noise
Occurs whenever electrons are transferred across electrical junctions.
Thermal of Johnson Noise
Noise that contains all frequencies and arises from thermal motion of electrons in resistive elements of electric circuits.
Flicker Noise.
Noise whose frequency spectrum is inversely proportional to frequency, the cause of which is not well understood.
Environmental Noise
Noise from surrounding environment
S/N improvement
=sqrt(number of spectra averaged)
Uncertainty in adding or subtracting
=sqrt(Summation(uncertainty squared))
Uncertainty in multiplying or dividing (x=p*q/r)
Sx/x=sqrt(summmation((uncertainty/value)squared))
Uncertainty in exponential x=p^y
Sx/x=y*Sp/P
Uncertainty in logarithm x=ln(p)
Sx=Sp/P
TV
Total volume of, not in, glassware
SD
Smallest division of glassware
Method of least squares
A mathematical technique that draws the best line through data by minimizing the residuals.
If you blank…
(0,0) should be a data pt.
E/M Radiation
Beam of sub-atomic particles called photons that possess an oscillating electric and magnetic field