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In chemistry, spectrophotometry is the quantitative measurement of the reflection or transmission properties of a material as a function of wavelength. It is more specific than the general term electromagnetic spectroscopy in that spectrophotometry deals with visible light, near-ultraviolet, and near-infrared, but does not cover time-resolved spectroscopic techniques.
Spectrophotometry uses photometers that can measure a light beam's intensity as a function of its color (wavelength) known as spectrophotometers. Important features of spectrophotometers are spectral bandwidth, (the range of colors it can transmit through the test sample), and the percentage of sample-transmission, and the logarithmic range of sample-absorption and sometimes a percentage of reflectance measurement.
A spectrophotometer is commonly used for the measurement of transmittance or reflectance of solutions, transparent or opaque solids, such as polished glass, or gases. However they can also be designed to measure the diffusivity on any of the listed light ranges that usually cover around 200 nm - 2500 nm using different controls and calibrations. Within these ranges of light, calibrations are needed on the machine using standards that vary in type depending on the wavelength of the photometric determination.
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Check out our free eLearning resources at ncbionetwork.org/educational-resources/elearning. This short animation demonstrates the inner workings of a spectrophotometer. Practice using a virtual spectrophotometer: http://ncbionetwork.org/educational-resources/interactive-elearning-tools/spectrophotometry Watch the most exciting lab safety video ever! "Zombie College: The 5 Rules of Lab Safety" http://youtu.be/S6WARqVdWrE Here's how a spectrophotometer works. A lamp provides the source of light. The beam of light strikes the diffraction grating, which works like a prism and separates the light into its component wavelengths. The grating is rotated so that only a specific wavelength of light reaches the exit slit. Then the light interacts with the sample. From this point, the detecto...
The spectrophotometer is an instrument used to measure the effect of a sample on a beam of light. We can learn a lot about a substance by studying the way it interacts with light. In this video, we'll demonstrate how to use a spectrophotometer to perform a basic experiment: determining the absorbance spectrum of red food coloring. Included in the video is a short animation that illustrates the inner workings of a spectrophotometer. Special thanks to Joe Issa and the Gaston College Biotechnology department for helping to make this video. Practice using a virtual spec: http://www.ncbionetwork.org/educational-resources/elearning
Spectrophotometry, transmittance, absorbance and the Beer-Lambert Law. Created by Sal Khan. Watch the next lesson: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/chem-kinetics/spectrophotometry-tutorial/v/spectrophotometry-example?utm_source=YT&utm;_medium=Desc&utm;_campaign=chemistry Missed the previous lesson? https://www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/chem-kinetics/arrhenius-equation/v/catalysts?utm_source=YT&utm;_medium=Desc&utm;_campaign=chemistry Chemistry on Khan Academy: Did you know that everything is made out of chemicals? Chemistry is the study of matter: its composition, properties, and reactivity. This material roughly covers a first-year high school or college course, and a good understanding of algebra is helpful. About Khan Academy: Khan Academy offers practice exercises,...
This video goes over the calibration and use of the Genesys 20 spectrophotometer used in the general chemistry lab.
http://www.fireflysci.com/calibration-kits/photometric-linearity-potassium-dichromate-kit Learn how to calibrate a UV VIS spectrophotometer using potassium dichromate calibration filters. I’m going to turn on our spectrophotometer and let it heat up for 45 minutes. Let’s go ahead and choose a wavelength to calibrate. For potassium dichromate there are four different wavelengths you can choose. I’m going to set our machine to test 235nm. Now we have to insert the perchloric acid blank that came with our potassium dichromate kit. When we insert the blank we’re going to get a reading, so we have to blank the machine now with the blank still in the cuvette holder. When the machine is reading zero we can insert one of the potassium dichromate filters. Let’s go with the 20 mg/L filter...
How to use the spectrophotometer correctly