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Book SynopsisPRINCIPLES OF INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS, 7th Edition, places an emphasis on operating principles of each type of instrument, its optimal area of application, its sensitivity, its precision, and its limitations. You'll also learn about elementary analog and digital electronics, computers, and the treatment of analytical data.
Table of Contents1. Introduction. Section I: MEASUREMENT BASICS. 2. Electrical Components and Circuits. 3. Operational Amplifiers in Chemical Instrumentation. 4. Digital Electronics and Computers. 5. Signals and Noise. Instrumental Analysis in Action: The Electronic Analytical Laboratory. Section II: ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY. 6. An Introduction to Spectrometric Methods. 7. Components of Optical Instruments. 8. An Introduction to Optical Atomic Spectrometry. 9. Atomic Absorption and Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry. 10. Atomic Emission Spectrometry. 11. Atomic Mass Spectrometry. 12. Atomic X-Ray Spectrometry. Instrumental Analysis in Action: Monitoring Mercury. Section III: MOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY. 13. An Introduction to Ultraviolet-Visible Molecular Absorption Spectrometry. 14. Applications of Ultraviolet-Visible Molecular Absorption Spectrometry. 15. Molecular Luminescence Spectrometry. 16. An Introduction to Infrared Spectrometry. 17. Applications of Infrared Spectrometry. 18. Raman Spectroscopy. 19. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. 20. Molecular Mass Spectrometry. 21. Surface Characterization by Spectroscopy and Microscopy. Instrumental Analysis in Action: Assessing the Authenticity of the Vinland Map: Surface Analysis in the Service of History, Art, and Forensics. Section IV: ELECTROANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 22. An Introduction to Electroanalytical Chemistry. 23. Potentiometry. 24. Coulometry. 25. Voltammetry. Instrumental Analysis in Action: Measuring the Parts to Understand the Whole: The Microphysiometer. Section V: SEPARATION METHODS. 26. An Introduction to Chromatographic Separations. 27. Gas Chromatography. 28. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. 29. Supercritical Fluid Chromatography and Extraction. 30. Capillary Electrophoresis, Electrochromatography, and Field-Flow Fractionation. Instrumental Analysis in Action: The Bisphenol A Controversy. Section VI: MISCELLANEOUS METHODS. 31. Thermal Methods. 32. Radiochemical Methods. 33. Automated Methods of Analysis. 34. Particle Size Determination. Instrumental Analysis in Action: The John F. Kennedy Assassination. Appendices. Appendix 1: Evaluation of Analytical Data. Appendix 2: Activity Coefficients. Appendix 3: Some Standard and Formal Electrode Potentials. Appendix 4: Compounds Recommended for the Preparation of Standard Solutions of Some Common Elements. Answers to Selected Problems. Index.
