5.2 - Spectroscopy Techniques
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Practice Questions
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What does UV-Visible Spectroscopy measure?
💡 Hint: Think about the types of light involved.
What does X-ray Diffraction help to identify?
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to X-rays when they hit a solid material.
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What is the main purpose of UV-Visible Spectroscopy?
💡 Hint: Think about light’s role in the spectral analysis.
Raman Spectroscopy primarily provides information about what aspect of materials?
💡 Hint: Consider the significance of vibrations in structural analyses.
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Challenge Problems
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You have a sample of gold nanoparticles that change color from red to blue as they grow. Using UV-Vis data, how would you determine the concentration of nanoparticles in solution?
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between light absorption and concentration.
A diffraction pattern shows a peak broadening in XRD analysis. How would you apply the Scherrer equation to estimate the change in particle size compared to an earlier measurement?
💡 Hint: Think about how peak width relates to size within XRD.
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