CHEMICAL TECHNICIAN LICENSURE EXAM REVIEWER

ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
I. TERMS <10-7% (1 ppb)
1. Sample
a portion of material selected from a larger VI. ANALYTICAL PROCESS
quantity of material. 1. Formulating the question
2. Analyte 2. Selecting the analytical method
the component of a system to be analyzed. 3. Sampling
3. Interference identifying population > collect gross sample
a systematic error in the measure of a signal > reduce to lab sample.
caused by the presence of concomitants in a 4. Sample preparation (conversion of sample) and
sample. removal of interference (masking).
4. Blank 5. Performing the analysis (Replicate – validity,
a reading or result originating from the matrix, reliability)
reagents, and any residual bias in the 6. Interpreting and reporting the results
measurement device or process, which continues
to the value obtained for the quantity in the VII. SAMPLES
analytical procedure. 1. Representative
5. Sample matrix > homogenous
refers to the components of a sample other > heterogenous
than the analyte of interest. > static system
> dynamic system
II. METHOD 2. Selective (contaminated)
1. Classical 3. Random (eliminate bias)
i.e. gravimetric (mass), titrimetric (volume). > simple (equal chance)
2. Instrumental > stratified (subdivided)
i.e. spectroscopic (electromagnetic), > systematic (interval)
electroanalytical (electrochemical), 4.
chromatographic (separation of i.e. mobile and
stationary phase).

III. EXTENT
1. Proximate
one of the constituents (partial).
2. Ultimate
each element (elemental analysis).
3. Complete
all constituents (exact).

IV. AMOUNT
1. Macro >0.1 g >0.1 mL
2. Semi-micro 0.01-0.1 g 0.05-0.1 mL
3. Micro 10-4-0.01 <0.05
4. Ultra-micro <10-4 N/A

V. ANALYTE LEVEL
1. Major
1% to 100%
2. Minor
0.1% to 1%
3. Trace
10-7% to 0.01% (1 ppb to 100 ppm)
4. Ultra-trace

RICKY JAY GOMEZ