Chemical Instrumentation

[0.50] credits · Undergraduate

Modern chemistry hinges upon measurements with advanced instrumentation, ranging from pH meters to chromatographs to spectrometers. This course looks at basic electronic circuits, operational and instrumentation amplifiers, and analog-to-digital (ADC) and digital-to-analog (DAC) converters. The various sources of noise that limit precision and accuracy are studied. Several spectrometric instruments (including UV-Visible, Infrared, Raman, X-ray, and Mass) along with calorimetric and radiochemical experiments are examined with a view to understanding the electronic signals arising from a system's chemical properties.