5) Lab instrumentation Flashcards

1
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spectrophotometer

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instruments used to measure the “optical density” of a solution.

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2
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Interaction of ———– in the form of photons with matter provides the principal means of measuring analytes in biological fluids.

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electromagnetic radiation (EMR)

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3
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EMR exists both as ———– and as streams of ——–

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Maxwell’s waves
photons

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4
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Length of the electronic vector at max peak height

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amplitude, A

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5
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Time in seconds required for the passage of successive maxima or minima through a fixed point in space

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period (P)

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6
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Number of oscillations of the waveform in a second

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frequency, v

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7
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Linear distance between any two equivalent points on successive waveforms.

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Wavelength, λ

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8
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visible light

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380-750 nm

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9
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white light

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polychromatic light
all colors

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10
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3 primary colors

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red, blue, green

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11
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photometry measures…

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reflected light

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12
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refractometry measures…

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bent light

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13
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nephelometry measures…

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scattered light

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14
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spectrophotometry measures…

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transmitted and absorbed light

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15
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spectrophotometer is set to read —— with the “blank”, negating any absorbance occurring due to solvent

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100% T

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16
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transmittance =

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P/P0

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17
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A =

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A = abc = -log(T)

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18
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concentration vs —– is nonlinear
concentration vs —– is linear

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%T
ABS

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19
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States that for parallel monochromatic radiation that passes through an absorber material of constant concentration, the radian power decreases logarithmically as the light path increases arithmetically.

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Lambert’s law

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20
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States that for monochromatic radiation, absorbance is directly proportional to the light path, b, through the medium and the concentration, c, of the absorbing species.

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Beer’s law

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21
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define variables in Beer’s law

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A = absorbance
a = absorptivity (L g-1 cm-1)
b = cell length (1cm)
c = concentration (g/L)

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22
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there is a deviation from the line when A approaches…

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2

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23
Q

spec methodologies generally account for …..

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7% lipemia

24
Q

combines measuring scattered and forward light

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nephelometry
turbidimetry

25
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5 components of spectrophotometer

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  1. A stable source of radiant energy
  2. A device that isolates a specific region of the electromagnetic spectrum
  3. A sample holder
  4. A photo detector
  5. A read- out device
26
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2 types of radiant energy source

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  • continuum (Tungsten)
  • line (mercury or sodium vapor)
27
Q

wavelength selector

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Monochromators

28
Q

Wavelength in nanometers at peak light transmittance

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nominal wavelength

29
Q

Range of wavelengths at a point halfway between the baseline and the peak.

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effective bandwidth

30
Q

Total range of wavelengths transmitted

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bandpass

31
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different types of monochromators

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Absorption filters
Interference filters
Prisms
Grating monochromators
Monochromator Slits

32
Q

Photovoltaic or Barrier Layer Cell
Vacuum Phototubes
Silicon Diode Transducers
Multichannel Photon Transducers
Photodiode Arrays
Charge-Transfer Devices

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types of photodetectors

33
Q

commonly used when radiant power is very low, which is characteristic of very low analyte concentrations.

Output signal amplified up to approximately one million times.

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Photomultiplier Tubes (PMT)

34
Q

sources of spec error

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lipemia
hemolysis
icterus
Temperature
pH
Standards and Standardization
Preparation of Solutions/Reagents
Clean cuvettes
Wavelength selection
Presence of Stray Light
Incorrect Blank Used
Clerical Errors

35
Q

——- is performed using glass filters or solutions that have known absorbance values for a specific wavelength.

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Assessment of photometric accuracy

36
Q

Optical instrument used for visual identification of atomic emission lines

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spectroscope

37
Q

User compares the observed color of the unknown sample to a standard or a series of colored standards of known concentrations

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colorimeter

38
Q

Consists of a light source, monochromatic filter and photoelectric transducer, signal processor, and readout.

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photometer

39
Q

An instrument that provides information about the intensity of radiation as a function of wavelength or frequency

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spectrometer

40
Q

2 types of double beam specs

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Double beam in space
Double beam in time

41
Q

A filter photometer that measures the quantity of light reflected by a liquid sample that has been dispensed onto a nonpolished surface.

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reflectometer

42
Q

a urine dipstick is a type of…

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reflectometer

43
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2 types of reflectance

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Specular reflectance—Occurs on a polished surface (e.g., a mirror)
Diffuse reflectance—Occurs on nonpolished surfaces

44
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Used for quantitative analysis of metals such as arsenic, lead, copper, mercury, zinc, and aluminum.

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atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS)

45
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AAS measures the amount of EMR absorbed at a specific wavelength by elements ….

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in their ground state (Go) with a zero-net charge

46
Q

components of AAS different from spec

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hollow cathode lamp
flame serving as cuvette
measures atoms

47
Q

Based on an energy exchange process that occurs when valence shell electrons absorb EMR, become excited, and return to an energy level lower than their original level

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fluorometry

48
Q

high specificity and sensitivity

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fluorometry

49
Q

fluorescence vs phosphorescence

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single excited state
triplet excited state

50
Q

Conventional design of ——— places the detector at a 90° angle to the polychromatic light source.

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fluorometers

51
Q

Light is produced from a chemical or electrochemical reaction and not from electromagnetic energy stimulation of electrons, resulting in emission of photons.

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chemiluminescence

52
Q

Rayleigh theory
Mie theory
Rayleigh-Debye theory

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nephelometry

53
Q

Used to identify unknown compounds, determine concentrations of known substances, and study the molecular structure and chemical composition of organic and inorganic material

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mass spectroscopy

54
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mass spec steps

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  1. Atomization
  2. Conversion of a substantial fraction of the atoms to a stream of ions
  3. Separation of the ions on the basis of their mass-to-charge ratio (m/z)
  4. Counting the number of ions of each type or measuring current produced when the ions formed from the samples strike a transducer.
55
Q

Electrospray ionization (ESI)
Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI)
Surface-enhanced laser desorption ionization (SELDI)

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types of mass spec