Chapter 3

Spectroscopy (1)

Important Topics

Electromagnetic spectrum and applications to spectroscopic methods
Beers law
Absorption and emission spectroscopy
Basic elements of spectroscopic apparatus
light sources
detectors
monochromators
gratings and prisms

Important Skills

Understand and apply the relationships between wavelength, energy, and electronic state of analyte
Understand the effect of bandwidth on sensitivity and selectivity of spectroscopic methods
Apply Beers law to solutions containing one or more absorbing species
Understand the difference between absorbance and fluorescence methods
Understand the operation of basic spectroscopic apparatus
Be able to select a proper method for a specific sample or analyte type

Textbook Chapter on Spectroscopy

Beer's law derivation

Homework solutions

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