Professor Thomas Wenzel wrote these collaborative activities to help students learn about molecular and atomic spectroscopy. Consequently, the student activities cover topics like ultraviolet/visible absorption, molecular fluorescence, infrared, and Raman spectroscopy. Likewise, the activities introduce students to atomic spectroscopy. In addition, Professor Wenzel provides professor's with a list of learning objectives, an instructor's manual, and advice for generating…
Horiba scientists wrote this tutorial to help people learn about Raman spectroscopy. The authors write clearly and provide great illustrations to accompany the text. The tutorial addresses the theory of Stokes & anti-Stokes Raman scattering, SERS and other techniques. In addition, the tutorial introduces the instruments needed for Raman experiments - like lasers, optics, and microscopes.…
X-ray fluorescence is an important analytical tool in both industry and research. Professor Pete Palmer in the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry at San Francisco State University prepared these materials to provide an introduction to X-Ray fluorescence.
Find the most recent version at the LibreTexts site:
Introduction to XRF-An analytical Perspective by Professor Pete Palmer
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This Molecular Expressions Microscopy Primer contains a series of java applets which illustrate the physics of image formation and the effect of aberrations on image distortion. As this webpage is part of a larger website on microscopy and imaging, there is a manu on the left-hand side of the webpage that guide the user to primers…
Instructions and software are provided to allow students to build an inexpensive spectrophotometer, using digital cameras or cell phone cameras as array detectors. Supplementary materials include instructions for high school teachers and laboratory instructions for both high school and college students. Software source code allows customization.
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Professor Tom Chasteen developed these animated and interactive learning resources. Firstly, they teach analytical chemistry concepts. Secondly, they are very visual. Thirdly, they are interactive. They do require some patience and commitment, because they are helping students to learn about advanced topics like chromatography, spectroscopy, electrophoresis, chemiluminescence, and miscellaneous.
Here are the links to Professor Chasteen's…
This video on YouTube covers the basic principles of infrared spectroscopy. Very useful for a newcomer to IR. This video of 6.5 minute would be useful in a classroom setting or students interested in the technique.
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A learning module that explains the instrumental systems and interactions involved in atomic emission for elemental analysis. Completion of the module will leave the learner with knowledge of optics, plasma sources, and trade-offs in choosing the right instrument for a given analytical task.
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This website provides resources that can aid in the assigning NMR proton shifts, IR peaks and mass loss in mass spectrometry. The original site is in German, but most (but not all) the content is translated on the English version of the site. From the left hand menu under Spektroskopei-Tools choose Wizards. From here you can…
If you want to understand atomic spectroscopy, then it helps to have some understanding of the structure of an atom. In this General Chemistry Online eText, the authors give a thorough descriptive overview of atomic structure. This eText has sections on light particles and waves, the Bohr atom, the quantum atom, atomic electron configuration, and periodic…