Chemistry Beer’s Law & Colorimetry Submitted by Monika Rebalska Date Submitted: 3/7/2015 Date Performed: 3/5/2015 Lab Section: Chem-180 Course Instructor: Cynthia Spencer Purpose The purpose of this experiment was to construct a Beer’s Law Plot‚ determine the concentration of a sample using the Beer’s law plot‚ and
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Beer Lambert Law Lab Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to prove the Beer Lambert Law experimentally. The various solutions used for this experiment are tap water mixed with food colouring‚ Introduction: The Beer Lambert Law shows the relation between absorbance of light of an object‚ the molar absorptivity‚ the concentration of the substance‚ and the distance the light travels. The Beer Lambert Law states that there is a linear relationship between the concentration of a solution and the
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Colorimetry Introduction Absorption Spectroscopic methods of analysis rank among the most widespread and powerful tools for quantitative analysis. The use of a spectrophotometer to determine the extent of absorption of various wavelengths of visible light by a given solution is commonly known as colorimetry. This method is used to determine concentrations of various chemicals which can give colours either directly or after addition of some other chemicals. As stated by the Beer-Lambert Law
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Determining the Concentration of a solution: Beer’s Law Objective In this lab of Determining the concentration of a unknown solution: Beers Law. We determined the concentration of a unknown CuSO4 solution by measuring its absorbance with the colorimeter. With all the calculations we were able to solve the linear regression Equation of absorbance vs. concentration and the alternate method. Materials Vernier LabPro or CBL 2 interface .40 M CuSO4 solution Computer or handheld
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purpose of this experiment is to apply Beer’s Law by analyzing samples provided by Q laboratory to determine their absorbance and prepare a Beer’s law plot. Molarity of these samples was also calculated to determine concentration and percent error rate. Students also analyzed the concentration of blue dye #1 to determine the concentration of blue dye #1 in a commercial blue dye drink. Procedure Exercise #1 Step #1: Convert %T (Table 1) to absorbance and prepare a Beer’s law plot using the data
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SPECTROPHOTOMETRY Spectrophotometry is the quantitative measurement of the reflection or transmission properties of a material as a function of wavelength It involves with the use of a spectrophotometer. A spectrophotometer is a photometer that can measure intensity as a function of the light source wavelength. A spectrophotometer is commonly used for the measurement of transmittance or reflectance of solutions‚ transparent or opaque solids‚ such as polished glass‚ or gases. Principles
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Beer-Lambert Law Gabe Garrison & Paige England Buffalo High School Abstract In this lab‚ the Beer-Lambert Law is tested by using a spectrophotometer. This is a quick and easier way to determine the concentration of a solution. Keywords: Beer-Lambert Law‚ Spectrophotometer‚ concentration Beer-Lambert Law The Beer-Lambert-Law states that
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Absorption Spectra and the Beer-Lambert Law. ɛ Purpose : Understanding of Beer –Lambert Law Introduction : When light passes through the colour solution ‚ the molecules of the solution absorb the quantity of light at a particular wavelength . The amount of light which is absorbed by solution depend on two things. 1. The length of the pathway of light 2.Concentration of colour solution. These are all explained by the Beer-Lambert Law. Absorbance (A) = ɛcl
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Joshua McMahon IB Chemistry Matt Chase 3A 11/5/14 Finding the Molar Enthalpy Change of sodium bicarbonate by using Hess Law Research Question By using Hess’ Law‚ can the Molar Enthalpy Change of sodium bicarbonate be calculated? Hypothesis If we are attempting to determine the enthalpy change of the thermal decomposition of Sodium Bicarbonate‚ then Hess’s Law will be will be the most effective. Introduction Sodium bicarbonate‚ more commonly known as baking soda‚ has many uses in todays
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Beer-Lambert Law Relationship Between Molar Concentration and Absorbance Solution colour results from the absorbance of some light wavelengths by solutes dissolved in solution‚ while allowing other wavelengths to pass through (transmittance). The combination of the remaining wavelengths that pass through results in the colour of the solution. A colorimeter can be used to determine the amount of light at a particular wavelength that is absorbed/transmitted by a solution. Depending on the concentration
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