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U3 LAB: INSTRUMENTATION Flashcards

1
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Four Major Disciplines of Analytic Techniques

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  • Spectrometry
  • Luminescence
  • Electroanalytic methods
  • Chromatography
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under Spectrophotometry

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  • Spectrophotometry
  • Flame Emission Spectrophotometry
  • Atomic Absorption
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Measures intensity of light or light transmitted

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Spectrophotometry

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Spectrophotometry

directly proportional to concentration

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Absorbance

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Spectrophotometry

inversely proportional to concentration

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Transmittance

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Measures intensity of light after an ion is burned (light of a single atom)

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Flame Emission Spectrophotometry

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Principle of Flame Emission Spectrophotometry

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excitation of electrons from lower to higher energy

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8
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Measure of light absorbed after ions are dissociated by heat

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Atomic Absorption

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9
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Atomic Absorption is used to measure?

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trace elements (Ca, Mg)

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10
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Measures the light produced when ions are excited to unexcited

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Fluorometer

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Luminescence

Material absorbs at high energy but short wavelength, emits light at lower energy (visible light)

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Fluorescence

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Luminescence

Measures analyte produced in the reaction vessels

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Chemiluminescence

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Chemiluminescence produces?

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electromagnetic radiation of UV, visible, infrared

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Luminescence

Chemical yields electronically excited intermediate/product responsible for the emission

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Chemiluminescence

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15
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Luminescence

for proteinous analytes

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Nephelometry

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Luminescence

measures the light scattered by a particulate matter suspended in a solution

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Nephelometry

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Luminescence

Most common example of Nephelometry

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measurement of antigen-antibody complexes (turbidimetry)

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18
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Separation of molecules by their molecular weight

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Electrophoresis

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19
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This refers to separation techniques for soluble components in a solution by specific differences in physical or chemical characteristics.

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Chromatography

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20
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Separation of compounds that are naturally volatile or chemically converted to a volatile form

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Gas Chromatography

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21
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Beer Lambert’s Law

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concentration of analyte is directly proportional to absorbance

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22
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The darker the sample?

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the higher concentration, intensity, absorbance

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23
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<400nm

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Ultraviolet (UV)

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24
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400-700nm

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Visible Light

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25
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> 700nm

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infrared

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26
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750-1600nm

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mid IR / fingerprint region

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27
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longer wavelength, _____ energy and frequency

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lower

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28
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shorter wavelength, _________ energy and frequency

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higher

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29
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Planck’s Formula

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E = hv

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30
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Planck’s Formula

E

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energy of photon in Joules

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31
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Planck’s Formula

h (constant)

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6.626 x 10-34

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32
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Planck’s Formula

v

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frequency of electromagnetic radiation

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33
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Beer Lambert’s Law

What is inversely proportional?

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Transmittance and absorbance

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34
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T/F: A solution transmits light corresponding in wavelength to its color, and usually absorbs light of wavelengths complementary to its color.

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True

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35
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This minimizes unwanted stray light.

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Entrance slit

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36
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This eliminates unwanted wavelengths.

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Monochromater

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37
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Holds the solution

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Cuvette

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38
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Two types of Light Source

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  • Continuum Source
  • Line Source
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39
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Continuum Source

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  • Tungsten
  • Deuterium
  • Xenon
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40
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Continuum Source

Most common for visible infrared light sources

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Tunsgten

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41
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Continuum Source

Routinely used for UV based light sources

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Deuterium

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42
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Continuum Source

Used in most spectrofluorometers

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Xenon

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43
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under Line source

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Mercury-vapor lamps

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44
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Light under infrared region

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Silicon Carbide

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45
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Stray light is considered as?

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  • any wavelength outside band
  • causes absorbance error
  • limits the maximum absorbance
  • most common cause of lost linearity
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46
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Stray light can come from?

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deteriorating light source

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47
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Kinds of Monochromator

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  • Prisms
  • Diffraction Gratings
  • Filters
  • Holographic Gratings
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48
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Kinds of Monochromator

made up of glass

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Prisms

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49
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Kinds of Monochromator

has grooves

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Diffraction Gratings

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50
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This controls the width of the light beam.

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Exit slit

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51
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Described as the total range of wavelengths transmitted

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bandpass

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52
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Cuvette is also known as?

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Analytical / Absorption / Sample Cell

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53
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Kinds of Cuvette

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  • Alumina Silica Glass
  • Quartz Plastic
  • Borosilicate glass
  • Soft glass
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54
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Kinds of Cuvette

most common, wide range absorbance

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Alumina Silica Glass

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55
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Kinds of Cuvette

Alumina Silica Glass has an absorbance range of?

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350 - 2000nm

56
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Kinds of Cuvette

measurement of solution requiring a UV and visible spectra

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Quartz Plastic

57
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Notes to remember for cuvette

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1.) discard cuvettes with scratches (cause interferences)

2.) silica cuvettes transmit light effectively at wavelengths above 220nm

3.) prolonged alkaline solution may cause cuvette to corrode or dissolve

58
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This detects and converts transmitted light into photoelectric energy.

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Photodetector

59
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Kinds of Photodetector

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  • Photocell
  • Phototube
  • Photomultiplier tube
  • Photodiode
60
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Kinds of Photodetector

most simple

61
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Kinds of Photodetector

most sensitive as it amplifies light first before converting to electricity

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Photomultiplier tube

62
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This splits monochromatic light into 2

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Beam splitters

63
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Double beam in space

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2 photodetectors

64
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Double beam in time

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1 photodetector

65
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FEP

Principle

A

excitation of electron from low energy to high energy

66
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FEP

Photodetector

67
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FEP

Light source

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flame (also serves as cuvette)

68
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FEP

Sodium

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yellow-orange

69
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FEP

Potassium

70
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FEP

Calcium

71
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FEP

Magnesium

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bright white

72
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FEP

Copper I

73
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FEP

Copper II

74
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FEP

Lithium

75
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FEP

Cesium

76
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FEP

known as internal standards and collects variation in flames

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Lithium and Cesium

77
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Most specific and most sensitive spectrophotometry

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Atomic Absorption

78
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AAS

Principle

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element is not excited but merely dissociates from its chemical bond and placed in an unionized gram stain

79
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AAS

Photodetector

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Photomultiplier tube (measures trace elements)

80
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AAS

Light source

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Hollow cathode lamp

81
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Volumetric (Titrimetric)

Principle

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unknown sample is made to react with a known solution in the presence of an indicator

82
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Volumetric (Titrimetric)

Examples

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  • Schales and Schales
  • EDTA Titration method
83
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Volumetric (Titrimetric)

Schales and Schales

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for chloride

84
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Volumetric (Titrimetric)

EDTA Titration

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for calcium

85
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Nephelometry

Principle

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determines amount of scattered light by a particulate matter suspended in a turbid solution

86
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Nephelometry

Light scattering depends on:

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  • particle size
  • wavelength
87
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Nephelometry

Angle

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15 to 90 degrees

88
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Nature of antigen

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provokes immune response

89
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Detection methods of the antibody molecule

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  • Direct neutralization
  • Opsonization
  • Complement activation
  • Somatization
  • Control of inflammatory response
90
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Phenomenon of forward scatter

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Mie scatter

91
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Mie scatter occurs because most complexes have a diameter of around?

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250-1500nm

92
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Wavelengths in Mie scatter

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320 to 650nm

93
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Light source of nephelometry

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  • laser (most common)
  • light amplification (stimulated emission of radiation)
  • Tungsten Iodide lamp
94
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Turbidimetry

Principle

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measures reduction in light transmission by one particle formation

95
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measure of blocked light or light reduced in large particles by a particulate matter in a solution

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Turbidimetry

96
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Clinical applications of Turbidimetry

97
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Phenomenon in Turbidimetry

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Raleigh scatter

98
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This refers to scattered light in any directions, particles are smaller than wavelengths of light.

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Raleigh scatter

99
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T/F: Raleigh scatter will scatted light in many directions, but not equally forward and backward.

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False

equal lang

100
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separate DNA and RNA based on size and electrical charge

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Electrophoresis

101
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separating charged constitutents of a sample by means of an electrical current

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Electrophoresis

102
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Migration of charged macromolecules in presence of electrical power through porous support

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Zone electrophoresis

103
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Porous support for electrophoresis

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  • Paper
  • Cellulose acetate (densitometry)
  • Agarose gel (DNA, RNA, proteins)
104
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has a net charge that can be either positive or negative depending on pH conditions

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Amphoteric

105
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movement of buffer ions and solvent relatives to the fixed support

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Electroendosmosis / Endosmosis

106
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migration of small charged ions

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Iontrophoresis

107
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Five components of Electrophoresis

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  1. driving force (electrical power)
  2. support medium (gel, cellulose paper)
  3. buffer
  4. sample
  5. detecting system
108
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Detecting system for DNA

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UV Transilluminator

109
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Detecting system for Proteins

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Densitometry

110
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Support media for Electrophoresis

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  • Cellulose acetate
  • Agarose gel
  • Polyacrylamide gel
111
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This separates serum into 5 bands.

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Cellulose acetate

112
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Support media for DNA, separates 10-15 bands, predominant component of agar

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Agarose gel

113
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For protein, separates based on charge and molecular size, 30 fractions, neurotoxic, used to study isoenzymes

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Polyacrylamide gel

114
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This is lighter than the molecule of interest.

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Tracking dye

115
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T/F: The brighter the band, the higher the protein is in electrophoresis

116
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Procedure for Electrophoresis

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  1. Loading of sample
  2. Electrophoretic migration
  3. Wash and fix
  4. Staining
  5. Visualization
  6. Quantification
117
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5 Bands of Separated Proteins

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  • Albumin
  • Alpha 1
  • Alpha 2
  • Beta
  • Gamma
118
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Stains for Proteins

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  • Amido Black
  • Ponceau S
  • Oil Red O
119
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Stains for Lipids

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  • Sudan Black
  • Fat Red 7B
120
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Other stains

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  • Coomassie Blue
  • Gold/Silver Stain
121
Q

Stain that is very sensitive to nanograms of proteins

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Gold/Silver Stain

122
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Reagent to measure protein in CSF

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Coomassie brilliant blue

123
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Elution of volatile compounds based on boiling point, used to separate steroids, lipids, alcohols

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Gas Chromatography

124
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Fragmentation and ionization of molecules

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Mass Spectroscopy

125
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GC-MS is gold standard for?

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drug testing

126
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MS/MS is gold standard for?

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newborn screening

127
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used to determine structure of organic compound (e.g. MRI)

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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

128
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Migration based on electrical charge

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Electrophoresis

129
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Migration based on physical/chemical properties

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Chromatography

130
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Migration is through a pH gradient

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Isoelectric focusing

131
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Migration is through electro-osmosis flow

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Capillary Electrophoresis

132
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Measures light from excited to unexcited

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Fluorometry

133
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Fluorometry

Primary filter

134
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Fluorometry

Secondary filter

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Visible light

135
Q

Detection systems in PCR is based on?

A

fluorescence

136
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Chemiluminescence

Principle

A

measurement of luminescence produced by chemical reaction producing light emission

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