1.4: Problems
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- For each of the following problems indicate whether its solution requires a qualitative analysis, a quantitative analysis, a characterization analysis, and/or a fundamental analysis. More than one type of analysis may be appropriate for some problems.
- The residents in a neighborhood near a hazardous-waste disposal site are concerned that it is leaking contaminants into their groundwater.
- An art museum is concerned that a recently acquired oil painting is a forgery.
- Airport security needs a more reliable method for detecting the presence of explosive materials in luggage.
- The structure of a newly discovered virus needs to be determined.
- A new visual indicator is needed for an acid–base titration.
- A new law requires a method for evaluating whether automobiles are emitting too much carbon monoxide.
- Read the article “When Machine Tastes Coffee: Instrumental Approach to Predict the Sensory Profile of Espresso Coffee,” which discusses work completed at the Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. You will find the article on pages 1574-1581 in Volume 80 of Analytical Chemistry, published in 2008. Prepare an essay that summarizes the nature of the problem and how it was solved. Do not worry about the nitty-gritty details of the mathematical model developed by the authors, which relies on a combination of an analysis of variance (ANOVA), a topic we will consider in Chapter 14, and a principle component regression (PCR), at topic that we will not consider in this text. Instead, focus on the results of the model by examining the visualizations in Figure 3 and Figure 4 of the paper. As a guide, refer to Figure 1.2.1 in this chapter for a model of the analytical approach to solving problems. Use this link to access the article’s abstract from the journal’s web site. If your institution has an on-line subscription you also will be able to download a PDF version of the article.