Test 1: Analytical Chemistry ✅ Flashcards
How are chemical analysis methods classified?
Classical methods:
- gravimetric methods (measure the mass of the analyte)
- titrimetric methods (measure the quantity of a reagent needed to completely react the analyte)
Instrumental methods:
- automated methods (use an instrumental technique to assay the amount of sample)
What is teh SI unit of mass?
kilogram (kg)
What is the SI unit for measuring the amount of substance?
mole (mol)
What is the SI unit for measuring the volume?
cubic meter (m^3)
What is a “chemical equivalent”?
The amount of a substance which will either:
- react with or supply 1 mole of hydrogen ions (H+) in acid-base reactions,
- react with or supply 1 mole of electrons in redox reactions.
What is the historical definition of a “chemical equivalent”?
The amount of substance that will react with:
- one gram of hydrogen,
or
- eight grams of oxygen,
and
- attatch or exchange one mole of electrons
How to calculate an elements equivalence?
E=A/n
A= elements atomic mass
n= number of bonds the atom makes in the compound
How to calculate compound equivalence?
E=M/(n * v)
M- compounds molar mass
v- valence of atoms, ions, radicals which participated in the exchange reactions
n- number of these atoms, ions, radicals
How to calculate oxidizer’s (reducer’s) equivalent?
E=M/e
E= equivalence
M= compounds molar mass
e= attatched by oxidiser or release by reducer electron number
What is the law of conservation of mass?
In an isolated or closed system, the mass of reactants in the beginning must be equal to the mass of the products in the end.
What is the mass-energy equivalence law?
e=mc^2
Neither mass or energy are conserved seperately. They can be traded one for another and the total “mass energy” will be conserved.
What is the law of definite proportions?
Every chemical compound contains a fixed and constant proportions (by weight) of its constituent elements.
What is the law of multiple proportions?
When two same elements combine to form more than one compound, the ratios of the mass of one element in the first compound to its mass in the second compound can always be expressed as ratios of whole numbers.
What is the law of combining volumes?
Under constant pressure and temperature, the ratio of the volumes of gases consumed or produced in a chemical reaction is equal to the ratio of simple whole numbers
What is avogadros law?
Equal volumes of all gasses under the same conditions of temperature and pressure will contain equal number of molecules.
22.4 liters of any gas contains 6.02 * 10^23 molecules
What is the law of equivalent proportions?
The proportions in which two elements seperately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together.
m1/m2 = E1/E2
m1,m2= mass of reactants
E1,E2= equivalents of reactants
How are volumetric methods of titrations classified?
- neutralization
- precipitation
- complexometry
- redoxometry
What is a standard solution?
A solution containing a precisely known concentration of an element or a substance.
What is a titrated solution?
A known quantity of the analyte (the unknown solution).
What is the equivalence point?
The moment when the reactants have reacted completely, with no excess or defecit of either the analyte or the titrant.
What is the mathematical expression of the equivalence point?
moles of base initial = moles of acid added
How to calculate the concentration of titrated solutions?
molarity (M) of the acid x volume (V) of the acid = molarity (M) of the base x volume (V) of the base
How to calculate the molarity of an acid or base?
the number of gram moles of reagent contained in one liter of solution.
CM=nA/V
Explain the strong acid and strong alkali titration. What colour change? What indicator is used for a strong acid and strong alkali titration?
strong acid = red
decreasing acid amount = orange
ending point (neutralization) = yellow
NaOH + HCl –> NaCl +H20
equivalence point = 7
indicator: methyl orange
Explain the strong base and strong acid titration. What colour change? What indicator is used for a strong acid and strong alkali titration?
colour change: yellow to orange
indicator: methyl orange
Explain the weak acid and strong alkali titration. What colour change? What indicator is used for a strong acid and strong alkali titration?
equivalent point: pH>7
indicator: phenolophtalein
acid= clear, neutral= light pink, base=dark pink
colour change: clear –> purple pink