SCHOOL OF MATERIALS & MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING

Academic Session 2018/2019

TEST

EBS 336/3: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

CODE AND COURSE TITLE

TEST NO. 2
CHAPTERS CHAPTER 12

NAME
MATRIX NO.
DATE / TIME December 2018 ( 9.00 - 10.00 pm)
LECTURER DR. NURUL ‘AIN JABIT

TESTS ASSESSMENT SCHEME BASED ON RUBRIC

Q1. (a) (maximum 20)

(b) (maximum 30)

Q2. (a) (maximum 10)

(b) (maximum 10)
(c) (maximum 30)
TOTAL (out of 100)

Answer all Questions.

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Q1. State the uses of UV-Visible Spectroscopy (UV-VIS) and Draw a schematic diagram
of the basic instrumental parts of the equipment and Describe the functions of each
components.

(50 marks)

Q2.
[a] From your understanding describe electromagnetic radiation.

Answer: Electromagnetic radiation is a form of energy that is produced by oscillating

electric and magnetic waves, or by the movement of electrically charged particles

traveling through a vacuum or matter carrying electromagnetic radiant energy.  It includes
radio waves, microwaves, infrared, (visible) light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays.

(10 marks)
[b] Write the definition of photon, wavelength and frequency and describe the
relationship between them.
Answer:
A photon is a discrete packet of energy associated with electromagnetic radiation (light).
A wavelength is a measure of distance between two identical peaks or crests: high
points or between two identical troughs low points in a wave.
Frequency is the rate per second of a vibration constituting a wave, in an
electromagnetic field (as in radio waves and light).
Relationship between wavelength, photon and frequency
∆E = nhν = n h c
λ
Where ∆E = change in energy
h = plank’s constant (6.626 x 10-34 Js)
C = speed of light
Λ = wavelength
n = number of photon

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Energy is directly proportional to number of photon and their frequency

(10 marks)
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[c] A solution containing 6.94 x 10 M CrQ3 (Q = 8-hydroxyquinolate ion) had a

percent transmittance of 31.4 in a 1.00 cm cell. Calculate the following.

(i) absorbance of the solution (5 marks)

Answer: %T = 31.4 hence T = 0.314

A = log 1/T = εbC

A = log 1/0.314 = 0.503

(ii) molar absorptivity of the complex (5 marks)

Answer: A = εbC

Therefore ε = A/bC = 0.503/(1 cm ∙ 6.94 x 10-6 ) = 7.25 x 104 L/mol∙cm

(iii) absorbance in a 5.00-cm cell of a solution one-half the foregoing concentration.

(10

marks)

Answer : A = 7.25 x 104 L/mol∙cm ∙ 5 cm ∙ (6.94 x 10-6 x ½ M) = 1.26

(iv) cell path length needed to give a percent transmittance of 10.0. (10 marks)

Answer: % T = 10

T = 0.1

Log 1/T = εbC

b = (log 1/0.1) / 7.25 x 104 L/mol∙cm ∙ 6.94 x 10-6 = 1.99

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