Instrumental Analysis ACS Bundled Exams with complete solution

w to calculate signal to noise - S/N = mean/STDEV -inverse of RSD -STDEV: 5 (#STDEV gaussian curve) -STDEV: peak-to-peak noise/5 S/N relationships - -increase S/N, increase run time -decrease noise, increase S/N Beer's Law -

Know the different types of cuvettes (plastic and quartz) and when they are used - -cuvettes are usually made of plastic, glass and quartz -plastic and glass are cheaper than quartz -for light sources >280 nm = plastic -for light sources >320 nm = glass -for light sources <320 nm = qua...

What is linear range? - Analyte concentration over the response that is proportional to the concentration. When analyzing an unknown where should the concentration of the unknown fall? - Somewhere within the linear range What should you do if the unknown concentration is below the linear range? ...