Analytical Chemistry

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specie of special interest

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analyte

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performed either through wet-analysis or instrumental methods

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Analytical methods

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part of the sample outside the analyte

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matrix

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usually employs precipitation, titrimetric, and gravimetric methods

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wet-analysis

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uses sophisticated instruments capable of measuring the analyte’s physical and chemical properties

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Instrumental methods

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renders the sample usable for the succeeding analyses as its composition are kept intact; true for some instrumental analyses

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Non-destructive analysis

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ends up consuming the sample or renders it unusable for the succeeding analyses; true for all, if not most, wet analyses

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Destructive analysis

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determines only a limited number of specie in the sample

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proximate or partial

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determines the amount of each element in the sample regardless of composition

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ultimate

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determines the amount of each element in the sample present per composition

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complete

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separation via precipitation, extraction or distillation

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classical methods

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separation via chromatography and electrophoresis

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instrumental methods

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representative sample obtained at the sampling site

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gross sample

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homogenized gross sample brought in the laboratory

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laboratory sample

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portion of the laboratory sample used in the actual test method

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analysis sample

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converts any interfering specie into non-detected form

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masking

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done by precipitation, extraction, electrodeposition, ion-exchange, volatilization or chromatography

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separation

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process of standardizing output or instrument readout

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calibration

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a plot of instrument response as a function of concentration

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calibration curve

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a given amount of sample is “spiked” with a known amount of standard and any increase in signal due to the added standard is observed

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standard addition

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analysis of reference materials or samples of known concentration

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accuracy

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analysis of replicate samples

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precision

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analysis of matrix spikes

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extraction efficiency

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analysis of blanks

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contamination

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Establishes the baseline of an analytical instrument, in the absence of sample

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System or Instrument blank

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To measure the amount of the analytical signal which arises from the dilution solvent.

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Solvent or Calibration blank

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To detect contamination from reagents, sample handling, and the entire analytical process

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Method blank

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To detect contamination from field handling, transportation, or storage

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Matched-matrix blank

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To detect contamination in sampling media such as filters and sample adsorbent traps

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Sampling media or trip blank

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To determine contamination of equipment and assess the efficiency or equipment clean-up
procedures

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Equipment blank

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also known as systematic error, are non-random (or consistent) error that can be detected and corrected

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determinate errors

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also known as random error, arise from the effects of uncontrollable variable in the measurement

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indeterminate

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used to determine whether there is a significant difference between the results of two different methods based on their standard deviations

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f-test