Analytical Chemistry Lab resources
Preparation of reagents, C30F experiments, chemical analysis info, waste disposal, and laboratory safety.
AA instrumentation.
Components and their functions in an AA spectrometer.
AA Mercury cold vapor.
Atomic absorption by cold vapor and hydride generation.
AA Interference effects in AA.
Methods used to eliminate them.
AA standards.
Preparation of 1000 ppm AA standards.
Acids and bases.
Dilution of concentrated acids and ammonia.
Buffer solutions 1 - 13.
Preparation. Acetate, phosphate, boric acid buffers.
Baths. Oil baths and cold media.
Silicone / paraffin oil and dry ice.
Carcinogens
Carcinogens used in industry and commerce.
Carcinogens List
A listing of known and suspect carcinogens.
Cations separation.
Qualitative analysis schematic group separetion.
Drying agents.
Properties of solvents. Flash point, SG, BP, drying methods.
Drying and purification of solvents.
Drying with extruded sodium wire. Disposal of spent sodium.
Electromagnetic spectrum.
Applications, bandwidths and frequencies.
Experiments.
C30F and C31F lab experiments, labscripts and labguides.
Gas chromatography.
GC theory, practice, capillary columns, detectors, and maintainance.
GC Stationary phases.
Similar phases, applications, and manufacturer's equivalents.
GC Troubleshooting.
GC performance. Peak elution, baseline, columns, detectors.
HPLC Troubleshooting.
Complete guide : leaks, back-presure, solvents.
Indicators.
ph color change / complexometric / EDTA indicators.
ISE and pH Electrodes.
Analysis, techniques, methods, maintainence.
Immiscible solvents.
Solvents that do not mix with each other.
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Incompatible chemicals.
Storage. Chemicals that react with each other.
Kjeldahl apparatus.
Operation of the kjeldahl microprocessor apparatus.
Laboratory safety.
Rules and guidelines.
Laboratory waste.
Management, categories and disposal.
Laboratory Fires.
Types of fires and extinguishers used to fight them.
Metric conversions.
Conversion factors and tables. Linear, mass, volume, flow, energy, power.
On-line metric converter.
Length,distance,weight and temperature.
Ohm's law.
Derived equations.
Parts per million
Serial dilutions, conversions to molarity, calculate ppm amounts.
Peroxides.
Test for peroxides in solvents and methods of disposal.
Pesticides used in TT.
Pesticides, class, uses, and health hazards.
ph combination electrode.
ph electrodes. Operation and maintainance.
Plasticware.
Plastics used to make laboratory apparatus.
Plastic tubing.
Selection guide, properties, uses and applications.
Physical constants
Equations, constants.
Reagents.1
Reagents used for organic qualitative analysis.
Reagents.2
Reagents used for inorganic qualitative analysis.
Sea water.
Composition. Salt and metal contents.
Sieve mesh sizes.
Standard, US, UK sieve mesh sizes and conversions.
Spray Reagents.
Visualizing agents for PC and TLC chromatography..
Syringes.
Syringe guage no. sizes.
Titrimetry.
Volumetric analysis standards and solutions.
Toxic chemicals.
LD50, TLV, PAH, PCB, As, Pb, Hg, carcinogens, peroxides.
Water
Contaminants in drinking water.
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