Webnotes for Instrumental Analysis Lab - Chem. 427

Dr. Atkinson

I do not recommend downloading this whole set and constructing a static lab manual. The idea here is to be able to adjust the class as we go along (and discover problems). Dr. A.

(If the html files are looking weird or are hard to read, try the pdf versions.)

Week 1 - No lab work, writing workshop and introduction. Be sure to attend!

Week 2 - Everybody does Experiment 1 together in groups (Minor Report)

Experiment 1 - Potentiometric and Spectrophotometric pH Determination ( html / pdf )

Appendix - Operating Instructions for Biowave II Spectrophotometer (pdf )

Appendix - Operating Instructions for pH Meter ( html / pdf )

Weeks 3 through 9 - Groups rotate through labs as shown on Lab Schedule

Water Quality/Elemental Analysis Experiments (Major Report)

Part 1 - Spectrophotometric Determination of Fe in Drinking Water ( html / pdf )

Appendix - Operating Instructions for Biowave II Spectrophotometer (pdf )

Part 2 - Determination of Ca, Mg, Fe, and Na by Atomic Spectrophotometry ( html / pdf )

Appendix - Operating Instructions for Shimadzu AA Spectrophotometer ( html / pdf )

Air Quality/Toxics Analysis Experiments (Major Report)

Part 1 - GC/MS Determination of Benzene in Gasoline ( html / pdf )

Appendix - Simplified Instructions for Operating the HP 5890/5970 GC/MS and data system ( html / pdf )

Part 2 - ASV Determination of Cd, Pb in Aerosol ( html / pdf )

Appendix - Operating Instructions for Cogent/Modern Water PDV6000plus and VAS software ( html / pdf )

Part 2b - PFGC Analysis of Automobile Emissions ( html / pdf )

Appendix - Operating Instructions for the VocTec PFGC ( html / pdf )

Choose the ASV or the PFGC experiment and do the GC/MS the first week.

Anion Analysis Experiments (Major Report)

Part 1 - Simultaneous Cl ^- and Br ^- Determination by Fluorescence Quenching ( html / pdf )

Appendix - Operating Instructions for Fluorophotometer ( html / pdf )

Part 2 - Potentiometric Determination of Cl ^- and Br ^- ( html / pdf )

Appendix - Operating Instructions for Fisher Accumet Cl and Br ISE ( html / pdf )

LC/UVS (Minor Report)

LC/UVS Determination of Caffeine in Drinks ( html / pdf )

Appendix - Operating Instructions for Hitachi LC-UV and data system ( html / pdf )

Week 10 - Make up / Check out / Turn in lab notebooks