Instrumental Analytical Chemistry: An Introduction

Description

Analytical chemistry today is almost entirely instrumental analytical chemistry and it is performed by many scientists and engineers who are not chemists. Analytical instrumentation is crucial to research in molecular biology, medicine, geology, food science, materials science, and many other fields. With the growing sophistication of laboratory equipment, there is a danger that analytical instruments can be regarded as "black boxes" by those using them. The well-known phrase "garbage in, garbage out" holds true for analytical instrumentation as well as computers. This book serves to provide users of analytical instrumentation with an understanding of their instruments. This book is written to teach undergraduate students and those working in chemical fields outside analytical chemistry how contemporary analytical instrumentation works, as well as its uses and limitations. Mathematics is kept to a minimum. No background in calculus, physics, or physical chemistry is required. The major fields of modern instrumentation are covered, including applications of each type of instrumental technique. Contents Abbreviations and Acronyms Index Preface Authors Acknowledgments 1 Concepts of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry 2 Introduction to Spectroscopy 3 Visible and Ultraviolet Molecular Spectroscopy 4 Infrared, Near-Infrared, and Raman Spectroscopy 5 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy 6 Atomic Absorption Spectrometry 7 Atomic Emission Spectroscopy 8 X-ray Spectroscopy 9 Mass Spectrometry 10 Principles of Chromatography 11 Gas Chromatography 12 Chromatography with Liquid Mobile Phases 13 Electroanalytical Chemistry 14 Thermal Analysis Index