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1.

Define or describe the following terms in the context of spectroscopy

(a) Absorbance (b) Transmittance (c) Beer-Lambert law (d) Electromagnetic spectrum

(e) Calibration (f) Spectroscopy (g) blackbody radiation

2. Mention the classical analytical technique that measures the mass of the analyte or some product
produced from the analyte.

3. Mention one instrumental technique that measures the scattering of radiation.

4. Absorption of electromagnetic energy in UV/visible region by sodium results in line spectrum

at 285, 330, and 590 nm via 3s to 3p, 4p, and 5p transitions. Please match the electron

transitions with the corresponding line spectrum. (3 pts)

(a) Transitions from 3s to 3p: __590___________ nm

(b) Transitions from 3s to 4p: _330_____________ nm

(c) Transitions from 3s to 5p: __285____________nm

5. Molecular orbitals are formed from atomic orbitals. Put in order of energy for nonbonding,

bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals. (2.5 pts) ῤ,π, n,π*, ῤ*

6. Arrange the following types of radiation in order of increasing wavelength: IR, radiowaves,

X- rays, UV, and visible light.

7. Assume that you are analyzing your sample using calibration standard. Describe what you

would do for samples whose absorbance fell above the absorbance of your highest calibration

standard.

8. Describe the standard addition method for measuring concentration of an unknown. What are

the advantages of this method of calibration?

9. What is the relationship between:

(a) Concentration and absorbance:

(b) Concentration and transmittance:

(c) Absorbance and transmittance:

10. A UV/visible spectroscopy measurement of a 0.5 mM solution of an analyte gives

absorbance of 0.338 using a path length of 1 cm glass cuvette at a wavelength of 490 nm.

What is the analyte’s molar absorptivity? (3 pts)

11. What are the two contributing factors for the real limitations of Beer’s law? (4 pts)
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12. Sketch a simplified energy diagram showing the absorption and emission of a photon by an

atom or a molecule and show all the processes and states of energy.

13. Deviations Beer’s law can be caused by mismatched cells. Explain.


14. In UV/visible spectroscopy measurements, glass or plastic cuvettes are acceptable in visible
region but it is necessary to use quartz cuvettes in UV region. Why?
15. Describe the difference between fluorescence and phosphorescence phenomena.
16. Put in order of energy for bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals.
17. A compound X is to be determined by UV/visible spectrophotometry and the following
results were obtained.

(a) Construct the calibration curve.

(b) Determine the concentration of the unknown.

18. Which of the following statement is correct?


A) Visible radiation has lower frequency than infrared radiation.
B) Visible radiation has lower wavenumber than infrared radiation.
C) Visible radiation has shorter wavelength than infrared radiation.
D) Visible radiation has longer wavelength than infrared radiation.
19. Which of the following deactivation/relaxation process is important for the phenomenon
phosphorescence to take place?
A) Vibrational relaxation
B) Internal conversion
C) Intersystem crossing
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D) External conversion
20. For the Beer’s law equation A=εbc, ε represents
A) Absorptivity
B) Molar absorptivity
C) Concentration
D) Path length

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