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Chem Lab Terms

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Chelate   a compound containing a ligand (typically organic) bonded to a central metal atom at two or more points.  
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complexometric titration   is a form of volumetric analysis in which the formation of a colored complex is used to indicate the end point of a titration.  
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direct titration   a way to determine the contents of a substance quantitatively.  
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displacement titration   Here the analyte is treated with an excess of a second metal bound to EDTA. The analyte ion displaces the second metal from the EDTA complex  
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Lewis acid   electron pair acceptors  
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Lewis base   electron pair donors  
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Ligand   an atom or group of atoms bound to whatever atom you are interested in  
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monodentate ligand   ligand that bonds to a metal ion through only one atom  
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multidentate ligand   binds to the metal ligand through more than one ligand atom  
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Aliquot   portion that represents a whole  
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aliquot factor   portion of total solution  
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analyte   substance that is undergoing analysis (substance being measured)  
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analytical concentration   concentration when you weigh something and dissolve it→ the total number of moles in  
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equilibrium concentration   the actual concentration  
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density   m/v  
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molarity   moles solute/ L solution  
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molecular weight   molar mass ( mass of a molecule) calculated as the sum of the mass of each constituent atom multiplied by the number of atoms of that element in the molecular formula  
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weight percent   weight solute/ mL sample  
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qualitative analysis   identifying what is in an unknown  
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quantitative analysis   identifying how much is present  
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gravimetric analysis   mass of product is measured to determine how much unknown was present  
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analytical balance   measure to 4 decimal places  
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buret   used to titrate→ goes to 4 s.f. measures in mL  
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desiccant   drying agent in dessicator  
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desiccator   closed chamber containing drying agent—to keep samples dried  
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direct weighing   place directly on balance  
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hygroscopic   absorbs/ attracts moisture from air  
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indirect weighing   weigh by difference—do not weigh onto balance  
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meniscus   curvature of liquid caused by surface tension  
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pipet   used to transfer known amount of liquid- can go to 4 s.f.  
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tare   0 a balance  
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top-loading balance   measures to 2 decimal places  
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volumetric flask   calibrated to contain certain vol of liquid at 20 degrees celcius when bottom of meniscus in in the right spot  
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parallax error   error that occurs when your eye is not at the same height as the meniscus  
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accuracy   difference between delivered and desired volume  
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determinate error   repeatable if measurement made same way (correctable)  
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indeterminate error   (random error)- from experiment  
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precision   reproducibility of replicate deliveries  
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degrees of freedom   where n is number of data points  
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confidence interval   range of values in which there is a specified probability of finding the true mean  
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Gaussian distribution   characterized by a mean and standard deviation—mean is center of distribution and standard deviation is width→ (bell shaped curve)  
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student’s t test   statistical tool used to express confidence intervals and to compare results from different experiments  
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Absorbance→   most useful quantitity for chemical analysis (A)—higher the absorbance  
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absorbance spectrum →   graph showing how A (or epsilon) varies with wavelength Beer's law→  
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calibration curve→   absorbance at one wavelength is plotted against different concentrations in a series of standards  
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cuvet→   cell which has flate  
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molar absorptivity→   symbolized by epsilon  
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spectrophotometry→   the use of electromagnetic radiation to measure chemical concentrations  
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transmittance →   the fraction of incident light that passes through a sample T=(P/Po)  
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wavelength→→   crest- to- crest distance between waves  
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Aliquot   portion that represents a whole  
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aliquot factor   portion of total solution  
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analyte   substance that is undergoing analysis (substance being measured)  
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analytical concentration   concentration when you weigh something and dissolve it  
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equilibrium concentration   the actual concentration  
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density   m/v  
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molarity   moles solute/ L solution  
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molecular weight   molar mass ( mass of a molecule) calculated as the sum of the mass of each constituent atom multiplied by the number of atoms of that element in the molecular formula  
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weight percent   weight solute/ mL sample  
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qualitative analysis   identifying what is in an unknown  
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quantitative analysis   identifying how much is present  
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gravimetric analysis   mass of product is measured to determine how much unknown was present  
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analytical balance   measure to 4 decimal places  
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buret   used to titrate  
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desiccant   drying agent in dessicator  
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desiccator   closed chamber containing drying agent—to keep samples dried  
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direct weighing   place directly on balance  
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hygroscopic   absorbs/ attracts moisture from air  
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indirect weighing   weigh by difference—do not weigh onto balance  
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meniscus   curvature of liquid caused by surface tension  
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pipet   used to transfer known amount of liquid- can go to 4 s.f.  
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tare   0 a balance  
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top-loading balance   measures to 2 decimal places  
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volumetric flask   calibrated to contain certain vol of liquid at 20 degrees celcius when bottom of meniscus in in the right spot  
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parallax error   error that occurs when your eye is not at the same height as the meniscus  
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accuracy   difference between delivered and desired volume  
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determinate error   repeatable if measurement made same way (correctable)  
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indeterminate error   (random error)- from experiment  
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precision   reproducibility of replicate deliveries  
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relative error relative uncertainty?   (Absolute uncertainty/magnitude of measurement)  
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relative precision (rsd)   measurement of how close measurements are to each other  
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systematic error   error in process or equipment  
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degrees of freedom   (n-1)  
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confidence interval   range of values in which there is a specified probability of finding the true mean  
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Gaussian distribution   characterized by a mean and standard deviation—mean is center of distribution and standard deviation is width (bell shaped curve)  
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standard devation   measure of width of distribution  
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relative standard deviation   std deviation devided by mean  
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pooled standard deviation   pooled standard deviation to make use of multiple sets of data  
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Grubbs test   test for an outlier  
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t statistic   ratio of the departure of an estimated parameter from its notional value and its standard error  
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p value   tells you if you can reject or accept your null hypothesis  
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F test   to test if variances from two things are equal  
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student’s t test   statistical tool used to express confidence intervals and to compare results from different experiments  
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variance   square of the standard deviation  
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back titration   excess of a standard reagent is added to analyte  
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blank titration   contains everything except the analyte helps us see titration error  
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end point   sudden change in physical property of solution  
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equivalence point   when the moles of titrant moles of analyte in their stoichiometric relationship  
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indicator   compound with a property that changes abruptly when titration is complete  
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primary standard   pure enough to weigh and use directly for number of moles  
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standard solution   solution containing known quantity of analyte  
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standardization   titrating to determine concentration of titrant  
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titrant   known reagent solution  
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titration   increments of a known reagent are added to the analyte  
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titration error   difference between endpoint and equivalence point  
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volumetric analysis   volume of known reagent required for complete reaction with analyte by a known reaction is measured  
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indicator error   dif btwn observed and true equivalence point  
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primary standard acids and bases   acid  
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KHP   bases  
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Na2CO3 and THAM    
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Kjeldahl Nitrogen determination   one of the most widely used methods for determining  
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nitrogen in organic substances   the solid is digested in boiling sulfuric acid to convert nitrogen into ammonium  
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Chelate   compound containing a ligand (typically organic) bonded to a central metal atom at two or more points  
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complexometric titration   for of volumetric analysis in which the formation of a colored complex is used to indicate the endpoint of a titration  
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direct titration   way to determine the contents of a substance quantitatively  
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displacement titration   analyte is treated with excess of a second metal bound to EDTA. The analyte ion displaces the second metal from the EDTA complex  
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indirect titration   another name for a back titration  
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formation constant   equilibrium constant for reaction of a metal with a ligand. Also called stability constant  
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Lewis acid   electron pair acceptor  
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Lewis base   electron pair donors  
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Ligand   atom or group of atoms bound to whatever atom you are interested in  
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masking agent   prevents impurities from reacting with the precipitant  
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monodentate ligand   ligand that bonds to a metal through only one atom  
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multidentate ligand   binds to the metal ligand through more than one ligand atom  
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adsorption indicator   used in Fajans titration  
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argentometric titration   titrations iinvolving Ag+  
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Fajans titration   adsorption of a colored indicator on the precipitate at the end point  
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Mohr titration   determination of a chloride by precipitation titration with silver nitrate  
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Vollhard titration   formation of a soluble  
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iodimetry   when a reducing analyte is titrated wIth iodine  
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iodometry   titration Of iodine produced when oxidizing analyte is added to excess I-  
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Spectroscopy Absorbance   most useful quantitity for chemical analysis (A)—higher the absorbance  
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absorbance spectrum   graph showing how A (or epsilon) varies with wavelength  
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Beer's law   dependence on concentration and path length  
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calibration curve   absorbance at one wavelength is plotted against different concentrations in a series of standards  
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cuvet   cell which has flate  
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molar absorptivity   symbolized by epsilon  
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spectrophotometry   the use of electromagnetic radiation to measure chemical concentrations  
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transmittance   the fraction of incident light that passes through a sample TEquals(P/Po)  
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wavelength   crest- to- crest distance between waves  
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