Spectroscopy Lab Essay

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Juliana Park Mayumi Tamada CHEM 111B LAB/ M-F 1-4PM 15 August 2012 Spectroscopy Lab Introduction In this lab, the molar absorptivity of the complex FeLn2+ will be determined by using the absorbance of the complex and its concentration. The absorbance will be found by using a spectrophotometer. For the next part of the lab, the formula of the complex will be determined by also using the volume of ligand and the absorbance again. Experimental There are two different parts to the experiement. In the first part, five 100 mL flasks of 5 mL ligand solution, 5 mL 2 M sodium acetate, 4 mL 3 M NH2OH, and 1-5 mL Fe2+ solution are diluted with water. The absorption spectrum for varying concentrations of Fe2+ are measured using a spectrophotometer and the data is graphed in Excel. The slope of the line is ε in the Beer-Lambart equation A = εcl. In the second part of the experiment, eleven flasks containing diluted stock solutions of Fe2+ and ligand are mixed with 5 mL 2 M sodium acetate and 4 mL 3 M NH2OH and diluted with water. The absorption spectrum is measured using a spectrophotometer and the data is graphed in Excel. The peak of the line is used to find Vmax of Fe2+. Vmax is used to find the moles of Fe2+ and ligand. The unknown n is a ratio of moles ligand divided by moles Fe2+. Results and Discussion For the first part of the experiment (Part A), five different 100 mL volumetric flasks were each filled with 1,2,3,4 and 5 mL of iron (II) solution. Then 5 mL of YY ligand, were poured to each of the five flasks. Each flask had 5 mL of 2M sodium acetate and 4 mL of 3M NH2OH. Then the whole solution was diluted up to the 100 mL fill mark with distilled water. This was the solution that was used in order to obtain the absorption spectrum for each of the different iron (II) ligand examples different flasks. Each of the five flasks were
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