What is
Analytical Chemistry?
1A: The Role of Analytical Chemistry
Task:Createaconceptmapaboutanalytical
chemistryasadisciplineanditssignificant
applicationsinhouseholds,industries,and
otherdisciplines,etc.
(10mins.)
Analytical Chemistry
Itisameasurementscience
consistingofasetofpowerful
ideasandmethodsthatare
usefulinallfieldsofscience,
engineering,andmedicine.
1A: The Role of Analytical Chemistry
1A: The Role of Analytical Chemistry
1A: The Role of Analytical Chemistry
2 Types of Chemical Analysis
1A: The Role of Analytical Chemistry
QualitativeAnalysis–revealsthe
identityoftheelementsand
compoundsinasample.
QuantitativeAnalysis–indicates
theamountofeachsubstanceina
sample.
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
Recall:Listdown
thestepsin
conducting a
scientificmethod.
Giveatleastone
concreteexample.
(10mins.)
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
1.ChooseaMethod
Considerations:requiredaccuracylevel,
number of samples, sample
complexity/components
Challenges:intuition-based, large
investmenttime/money
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
2.AcquireSample(rep.sample)
Considerations:large/bulkandheterogenous-
>greateffortisrequiredtogetthe
representativesample
Solution:Sampling(processofcollectinga
smallmassofamaterialwhosecomposition
accuratelyrepresentsthebulkofthematerial
beingsampled);Assay(processofdetermining
howmuchofagivensampleisthematerialby
itsindicatedname)
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
3.ProcessingtheSample
3.1PreparingaLabSample
-solidsamplesmustbegroundtodecrease
sizeandensurehomogeneityandstoredfor
variouslengthsoftimebeforeanalysisbegins.
-drysamplebeforethestartofanalysis
-Ifliquid/gassamples,keepinsealed
containerstopreventcontamination
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
3.ProcessingtheSample
3.2DefiningReplicateSamples
-Replicationimprovesthequalityofthe
resultsandprovidesameasureoftheir
reliability.
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
3.ProcessingtheSample
3.3PreparingSolutions:Physical&Chemical
Changes
-Dissolution
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
4.EliminatingInterferences
-Speciesotherthantheanalytethataffectthe
finalmeasurementarecalledinterferences,or
interferents.
Matrix/samplematrix–isthecollectionofall
thecomponentsinthesamplecontainingan
analyte.
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
4.EliminatingInterferences
-Techniquesorreactionsthatworkforonly
oneanalytearesaidtobespecific.Techniques
orreactionsthatapplytoonlyafewanalytes
areselective.
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
5.CalibratingandMeasuring
Concentration
-Allanalyticalresultsdependonthefinal
measurementXofaphysicalorchemical
propertyoftheanalyte.
-ThemeasurementofthepropertyXis
directlyproportionaltotheconcentration??????
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where ??????is a proportionality constant
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
6.CalculatingResults
-Computinganalyteconcentrationsfrom
experimentaldataisusuallyrelativelyeasy,
particularlywithcomputers.
-Computationsarebasedonraw
experimentaldatacollectedinthe
measurementstep,characteristicsofthe
measurement instruments,and the
stoichiometryoftheanalyticalreaction.
Steps in Conducting a Quantitative Analysis
1C: A Typical Quantitative Analysis
7.EvaluatingResultsbyEstimating
Reliability
-Analyticalresultsarecompleteonlywhen
theirreliabilityhasbeenestimated.
1D: An Integral Role for
Chemical Analysis:
Feedback Control
Systems
An Integral Role for Chemical Analysis
1D: An Integral Role for Chemical Analysis: Feedback Control Systems
FeedbackControlSystem–referstothe
processofcontinuousmeasurementand
control.
FeedbackLoop–referstothecycleof
measurement,comparison,andcontrol.
1D: An Integral Role for Chemical Analysis: Feedback Control Systems
An Integral Role for Chemical Analysis