Analytical Chemistry Basics

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What is the main goal of chemical analysis?

To separate the components of a sample

To determine the physical properties of a sample

To determine what matter is and how much of it exists (correct)

To identify the components of a sample

What type of analysis identifies what the unknown is?

Instrumental analysis

Classical analysis

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis (correct)

What type of methods use color, indicators, boiling points, and odors for identification?

Spectroscopy methods

Instrumental methods

Classical methods (correct)

Chromatography methods

What is considered when selecting an analytical method?

All of the above, plus interference from sample components and physical properties of the sample matrix Signup and view all the answers

What type of analysis determines how much of the unknown is present?

Quantitative analysis Signup and view all the answers

What is a common use of chromatography in analytical chemistry?

For both qualitative and quantitative analysis Signup and view all the answers

What is spectroscopy defined as?

Science that deals with the interactions of various types of radiation with matter Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for most phenomena in spectroscopy?

Electric field Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the stream of discrete particles or wave packets of energy in spectroscopy?

Photons Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of electromagnetic radiation that allows it to pass through a vacuum?

It does not require a supporting medium Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a stimulus energy source in instrumental methods?

To stimulate a measurable response from the analyte Signup and view all the answers

What are the types of instrumental methods based on?

Atomic and molecular spectroscopy Signup and view all the answers

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What is the main goal of chemical analysis?

What type of analysis identifies what the unknown is?

What type of methods use color, indicators, boiling points, and odors for identification?

What is considered when selecting an analytical method?

What type of analysis determines how much of the unknown is present?

What is a common use of chromatography in analytical chemistry?

What is spectroscopy defined as?

What is responsible for most phenomena in spectroscopy?

What is the term for the stream of discrete particles or wave packets of energy in spectroscopy?

What is the characteristic of electromagnetic radiation that allows it to pass through a vacuum?

What is the purpose of a stimulus energy source in instrumental methods?

What are the types of instrumental methods based on?

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