CHEM-43023 credit hours

Instrumentation for Quantitative Analysis

Chemistry · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Winter Only, Every Year

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CHEM-4302 prerequisites

5 courses appear in this chain, up to 4 levels deep. 4 are needed whichever route you take: CHEM-1111 → CHEM-1112 → CHEM-2302 → CHEM-3302

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CHEM-2302Quantitative Chemical Analysis

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CHEM-1111Introduction to Chemical Properties of Matter

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Pre-Calculus Mathematics 40S

Applied Mathematics 40S

Chemistry 40S

CHEM-0100Foundations of Chemistry

CHEM-1112Basic Principles of Chemical Reactivity

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Chemistry 40S

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Pre-Calculus Math 40S

Applied Math 40S

CHEM-0100Foundations of Chemistry

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CHEM-3302Methods of Chemical Analysis

CHEM-2302Quantitative Chemical Analysis

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Description

This course discusses the basic electronic principles and design of instrumentation for molecular and atomic spectroscopy as well as quantitative mass spectrometry. Students taking this course gain an appreciation of a variety of topics including basic electronics, signal acquisition, noise and signal enhancement. Apart from the classroom, students also participate in practical demonstrations in the laboratory. Theory and applications for a variety of techniques available in this course include the following: atomic absorption and atomic emission spectroscopy, atomic mass spectrometry and x-ray fluorescence.

Requisite courses

CHEM-2302 and CHEM-3302 [prerequisite(s)].

Lecture

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