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Applications of Molecular Absorption Spectroscopy

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    1. Be able to describe the molecular absorption process. Review molecular orbital theory from organic chemistry.

      http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/Spectrpy/UVVis/spectrum.htm#uv3

      http://www.docstoc.com/docs/21697175...V-SPECTROSCOPY

      http://www.chemguide.co.uk/analysis/uvvisible/bonding.html

      http://www.chemguide.co.uk/analysis/uvvisible/theory.html#top

    2. Be able to explain what is happening to molecular electrons using energy level diagrams in molecular absorption spectroscopy.

      Harvey 10.2.1

      http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/Spectrpy/UV-Vis/spectrum.htm#uv3

      http://www2.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty/reusch/VirtTxtJml/intro3.htm#strc8a

    3. Understand kinetic methods and what happens to analyte concentration during a spectrophotometric titration.

      Harvey 13.2.1

      Understand the effects of solvents on spectral properties. Figures 14-1 (pp. 368) & 14-6 (pp. 372) from D.A. Skoog, F.J. Holler, and S.R. Crouch, Principles of Instrumental Analysis, (Thomson, Brooks/Cole, Belmont, CA 2007), 6th ed., Chap. 14, pp. 367-372.


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