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| Topic (Periods) | Lecture/Study Topic | Reading/Study Assignment |
| 5A | Spectroscopy I. Molecular absorption spectrophotometry. Fundamental definitions, the Beer-Lambert law, absorption spectra, spectrophotometric analysis. Lecture notes (ppt) on fundamentals. |
Ch 21, Spectrophotometric Methods of Analysis, all sections. Problems 2, 7, 11, 13-15, 18, 19, 21, 24, 26 Problem Set 9. Problems on spectrophotometry. |
| 5B | Spectroscopy II. Instrumentation for molecular absorption spectrophotometry. Lecture notes (ppt) on instrumentation. |
Ch 22, Instruments for measuring absorption, sections A, B. Problems 1-5, 11, 13. |
| 5C | Spectroscopy III. Errors in molecular absorption spectrophotometry. Lecture notes (ppt) on errors. |
Ch 23C. Optimizing precision in absorbance measurements. Ch 21C-2. Apparent deviations from Beer's Law. #25 |
| Spectroscopy IV. Applications of molecular absorption spectrophotometry. Lecture notes (ppt). | Ch 23A. Applying Molecular and Atomic Spectroscopic Methods. Problems 1, 13, 17, 21, 23, 26, 29. | |
| 5D | Chromatography I. General aspects, column chromatography, chromatograms. Retention and efficiency, speed and resolution. Chromatography II. Quantitative Analysis. |
Ch 24, section F. Chromatographic separations. Questions 15-20, problems 21-24. Problem Set 10. Applied chromatography calculations. |
| Chromatography III. Gas chromatography. | Ch 25, section A. Questions 1-5. | |
| (1) | Review period | |
| Final exam. | The final exam will consist of a one-hour exam over the most recent material, plus a second one-hour cumulative exam that will include material for the entire course. |