2. What Is Spectroscopy?
Spectroscopy is a technique that uses the
interaction of energy with a sample to perform an
analysis
Deals with production, measurement and
interpretation of spectra arising from the interaction
of electromagnetic radiation with matter
What Is a Spectrum?
The data that is obtained from spectroscopy is
called a spectrum. A spectrum is a plot of the
intensity of energy detected versus the wavelength
of the energy
What Information Is Obtained?
A spectrum can be used to obtain information about
atomic and molecular energy levels, chemical bonds
and interactions of molecules. Often, spectra are used
to identify the components of a sample (qualitative
analysis). Spectra may also be used to measure the 2
3. Spectroscopy types depend upon
Species to be analyzed (molecular or
atomic spectroscopy)
Type of radiation-matter interaction (absorption,
emission, diffraction)
Region of electromagnetic spectrum (UV, Visible, IR
etc.)
Properties of light
Particles of energy that move through space with wave
like properties. Energy associated with ray of light is
not distributed continuously but in discrete packets
along electric and magnetic field
Light has dual nature
Particulate (absorption and emission)
Wavelike (interference, diffraction, refraction) 3
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Lambert’s law
The proportion of incident light absorbed by a
transparent medium is independent of the intensity of
the light (provided there is no other physical or
chemical change to the medium). Therefore,
successive layers of equal thickness will transmit an
equal proportion of the incident energy
Lambert’s law expressed
as: I/Iо =T
where,
I = the intensity of the transmitted
light I
о = the intensity of the
incident light
T = transmittance
9. Beer’s law
The absorption of light is directly proportional to both
the concentration of the absorbing medium and the
thickness of the medium in the light path
A combination of the two laws (Lambert-Beer Law)
defines the relationship between absorption (A) and
transmittance (T)
A = log I
о /I
A = εb
c
where,
ε =
absor
ptivity
consta
nt
b = 9
12. Minimum requirements of UV-VIS
Spectrophotometer
A source of radiation of
appropriate wavelength
Means of isolating light of single
wavelength – a monochromator
A means of introducing the test sample
into light beam
A means of detecting and measuring the
light intensity
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