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1
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List 4 advantages of UV spec

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Simple
Relatively cheap
Rapid
Sensitive

2
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List 3 limitations of UV spec

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  • prone to interferences
  • limited to drugs having a chromophore
  • non-specific
3
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How can specificity of UV spec be improved?

A

modifying analyte and exploiting spectral change

4
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Describe the bathochromic shift (red)

A

shift to longer wavelength/lower energy

5
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Describe the hypsochromic shift (blue)

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shift to shorter wavelength/higher energy

6
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Hyperchromic shift is an increase/decrease in absorbance

A

increase

7
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Hypochromic shift is an increase/decrease in absorbance

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decrease

8
Q

State the Beer-Lambert law

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For a given molecule, absorbance is proportional to concentration of sample

9
Q

What solutions does the Beer-Lambert law apply to?

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dilute solutions (<0.01M)

10
Q

When is it suitable to use the calibration curve method?

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If unknown concentrations vary

11
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List 2 limitations of the calibration curve method

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  • requires a pure standard

- time consuming

12
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List 2 advantages of the calibration curve method

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  • reduces error by doing several measurements for each standard
  • slope gives molar absorptivity
13
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When is it suitable to use the comparative method?

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If standard & sample values are close

14
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State the calculation used for the comparative method

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A sample / Conc sample = A std / Conc std

15
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List 2 limitations of the comparative method

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  • requires pure standard

- assumes linearity

16
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Give an advantage of the comparative method

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Fairly rapid

17
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State what is required for the absolute method

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Specific absorbance

High quality instrument

18
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State a limitation of the absolute method

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  • assumes linearity
19
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List 2 advantages of fluorescnce

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  • sensitive

- specific

20
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List 5 limitations of fluorescence

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  • limited linear range
  • relatively few molecules fluoresce
  • prone to interferences e.g. quenching
  • very solvent sensitive
  • very sensitive to pH
21
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List 4 applications of fluorescence

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  • selective, sensitive detector for HPLC
  • chemiluminescence
  • assay of medicines with low levels of active
  • limit for Al in water