CHM580

What is one of the main expectations at the end of the course?

Which of the following is NOT listed as a part of the syllabus for the course?

What percentage of the final grade is contributed by the final exam?

Which question do scientists typically NOT ask when involved in chemical analysis?

Which technique is related to the molecular structure analysis?

What does spectroscopy primarily study?

Which of the following techniques is considered a molecular spectroscopy method?

What are the wave parameters of electromagnetic radiation?

In the electromagnetic spectrum, which of the following is NOT a form of electromagnetic radiation?

What primarily distinguishes atomic spectroscopy from molecular spectroscopy?

What does the frequency of electromagnetic radiation represent?

Which of the following is a component of optical instruments used in spectrometric methods?

What is true about the interaction of radiation and matter?

What unit is used to measure frequency?

What does wavelength (λ) represent in a wave?

What is the relationship between frequency (ν) and wavelength (λ)?

What is the unit of radiant power (P)?

Using the formula $c = νλ$, what does 'c' represent?

What is wavenumber (ṽ) defined as?

Which of the following correctly describes the energy (E) of a photon?

What is Planck’s constant (h) value?

Spectroscopic methods rely on the interaction of electromagnetic radiation and matter.
Used for both molecular and atomic interactions.
Instrumental analysis provides methods and instruments for making measurements and understanding the principles behind them.
Spectroscopic analysis covers atomic and molecular spectroscopy.

EMR is modeled as waves with perpendicularly oscillating electric and magnetic fields.
Key parameters:
- Period (p): Time for one cycle to pass a fixed point in space.
- Frequency (ν): Cycles per second, measured in Hz or s-1.
- Amplitude (A): Maximum length of the electric vector in the wave.
- Wavelength (λ): Distance between two identical points in a wave, like maxima or minima..
- Wavenumber (ṽ): Reciprocal of the wavelength in cm. Number of waves per cm, measured in cm-1.
- Radiant Power (P): Energy reaching a given area per second, measured in watts (W).
- Intensity (I): Radiant power per unit solid angle.
Relationship between speed of light (c), frequency (ν), and wavelength (λ): c = νλ
Speed of light in vacuum: c = 3.00 x 108 m/s = 3.00 x 1010 cm/s
Frequency (ν) is constant, wavelength (λ) decreases in mediums containing matter: The medium slows down the wave speed.
Inverse relationship between wavelength (λ) and frequency (ν): Higher frequency means shorter wavelength, and vice versa.

EMR consists of discrete energy particles called photons.
Energy (E) of a photon related to wavelength (λ), frequency (ν), and wavenumber (ṽ): E = hν = hc/λ = hcṽ
- h is Planck's constant: 6.63 x 10-34 Js
- Wavenumber (ṽ): ṽ = 1/λ = ν/c, with units of cm-1.