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    This document contains questions about spectroscopy techniques including atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). It asks about key electronic processes involved in spectroscopy, distinguishing between fluorescence and phosphorescence, the relationship between absorbance and transmittance, calculating absorbance and transmittance values. Additional questions cover Beer's law calculations, factors that cause deviations from Beer's law, basic instrument layouts for AES and AAS, the importance of atomization, temperature ranges of different atomization methods, advantages of inductively coupled plasma, detectors used in AES, advantages of AAS over AES, schematic diagrams of hollow cathode lamps, and components and their importance in AAS. It also asks about spectral interferences and determining concentrations from

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    This document contains questions about spectroscopy techniques including atomic emission spectroscopy (AES) and atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). It asks about key electronic processes involved in spectroscopy, distinguishing between fluorescence and phosphorescence, the relationship between absorbance and transmittance, calculating absorbance and transmittance values. Additional questions cover Beer's law calculations, factors that cause deviations from Beer's law, basic instrument layouts for AES and AAS, the importance of atomization, temperature ranges of different atomization methods, advantages of inductively coupled plasma, detectors used in AES, advantages of AAS over AES, schematic diagrams of hollow cathode lamps, and components and their importance in AAS. It also asks about spectral interferences and determining concentrations from

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    SKL1043 SPECTROSCOPY TECHNIQUES

    ACTIVITY 2
    AES AND AAS

    1. Name five (5) key electronic processes of interaction of radiation with matter for
    spectroscopy.

    2. Distinguish between Fluorescence and Phosphorescence electronic process.

    3. What is the relationship between Absorbance (A) and transmittance (T).

    4. Several spectrometers have scales that read either in absorbance or in percent


    transmittance.

    a) What would be the absorbance reading at percent transmittance of 25?

    b) What would be the transmittance reading at 0.53 absorbance?

    5. A coloured solution is placed within a spectrometer. At 465 nm the solution shows an


    absorbance of 0.79. Calculate the percentage of light that is being absorbed.

    6. A solution within a spectrometer shows an absorbance of 0.67 at a wavelength of 560


    nm. What is the percentage of radiation that is transmitted?

    7. A 0.1 M solution within a 1 cm cell was placed in a spectrometer. The solution shows
    an absorbance of 0.95. Calculate the molar absorptivity (ɛ) for this compound.

    8. A compound with a molar absorptivity of 3578 L mol -1 cm-1 at 650 nm exhibits an


    absorbance of 0.78 when placed in a 1 cm cell in a spectrometer. Calculate the
    concentration of the compound.

    9. Identify factors that cause the Beer’s law relationship departs from linearity.

    10. Draw basic instrument layout for Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (AES) and Atomic
    Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS).

    11. In your opinion, why is that AES does not need a radiation source?

    12. Briefly explain the importance of atomisation process in AES and AAS.

    13. Compare the temperature (º C) produced by flame, plasma, electric arc and electric
    spark.

    14. Discuss the main advantage of Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) torch.

    15. Name a type of detector that is commonly used for AES and give its dynamic range.

    16. What is the main advantage of AAS over AES?

    SKL1043 Spectroscopy Techniques 2022 Activity 2 Azlan Kamari


    17. Draw a schematic diagram for hollow cathode lamp (HCL) for AAS.

    18. Explain the importance of the following components in AAS:

    a) Sample nebuliser
    b) Detector
    c) Monochromator

    19. Why spectral interferences occur during an AAS analysis? Briefly discuss how to solve
    this problem.

    20. Three standard Fe2+ solutions are found to have the absorbance values as shown
    below:

    Fe2+ concentration (mol L-1) Absorbance


    0.010 0.21
    0.025 0.53
    0.052 1.00

    Determine whether or not the absorbances recorded for the standard solutions obey
    the Beer’s law.

    21. The chromium in an unknown water sample was determined using flame AAS. The
    following absorbances were recorded for the chromium standard solutions.
    Determine the concentration of chromium in the sample.

    Cr3+ concentration (mg/L) Absorbance


    4 0.160
    10 0.390
    16 0.630
    24 0.950
    32 1.260
    40 1.580
    Unknown 0.844

    SKL1043 Spectroscopy Techniques 2022 Activity 2 Azlan Kamari

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