Science Education - Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry

Sample Preparation for Analytical Characterization
Source: Laboratory of Dr. B. Jill Venton - University of Virginia Sample preparation is the way in which a sample is treated to prepare for ...

Internal Standards
Source: Laboratory of Dr. B. Jill Venton - University of Virginia The goal of many chemical analyses is a quantitative analysis, where the amount of a ...

Method of Standard Addition
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Paul Bower - Purdue University The method of standard additions is a quantitative analysis method, which is often used when the ...

Calibration Curves
Source: Laboratory of Dr. B. Jill Venton - University of Virginia Calibration curves are used to understand the instrumental response to an analyte and ...

Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-Vis) Spectroscopy
Source: Laboratory of Dr. B. Jill Venton - University of Virginia Ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy is one of the most popular analytical ...

Raman Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Ryoichi Ishihara — Delft University of Technology Raman spectroscopy is a technique for analyzing vibrational and other ...

X-ray Fluorescence (XRF)
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Lydia Finney — Argonne National Laboratory X-ray fluorescence is an induced, emitted radiation that can be used to ...

Gas Chromatography (GC) with Flame-Ionization Detection
Source: Laboratory of Dr. B. Jill Venton - University of Virginia Gas chromatography (GC) is used to separate and detect small molecular weight compounds ...

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Source: Dr. Paul Bower - Purdue University High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is an important analytical method commonly used to separate and ...

Ion-Exchange Chromatography
Source: Laboratory of Dr. B. Jill Venton - University of Virginia Ion-exchange chromatography is a type of chromatography that separates analytes based on ...

Capillary Electrophoresis (CE)
Source: Laboratory of Dr. B. Jill Venton - University of Virginia Capillary electrophoresis (CE) is a separation technique that separates molecules in an ...

Introduction to Mass Spectrometry
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Khuloud Al-Jamal - King's College London Mass spectrometry is an analytical chemistry technique that enables the ...

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Andrew J. Steckl — University of Cincinnati A scanning electron microscope, or SEM, is a powerful microscope that uses ...

Electrochemical Measurements of Supported Catalysts Using a Potentiostat/Galvanostat
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Yuriy Román — Massachusetts Institute of Technology A potentiostat/galvanostat (often referred to as simply a ...

Cyclic Voltammetry (CV)
Source: Laboratory of Dr. Kayla Green — Texas Christian University A Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) experiment involves the scan of a range of potential ...