Analytical Chemistry Intro

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UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, JAMAICA
DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY
GROUP: MODULE: AS-2, SE-3, MT-2, BPharm-3, BENG-2C ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (CHY3022, CHY2017)

___________________________________________________________________________ UNIT 1: Assigned Reading: BASIC ELEMENTS OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Chapt. 1 and 8 Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry, 8th edition

INTRODUCTION  Analytical Chemistry – that branch of chemistry which is concerned with the theory and practice of methods used to determine the composition (quantity and nature) of matter.  Analytical Chemistry involves separating, identifying, called qualitative analysis; and determining the relative amounts (concentration) of the components in a sample of   matter, called quantitative analysis. There are several different areas of analytical chemistry, namely: environmental analysis, forensic analysis, clinical analysis, bioanalytical analysis, and pharmaceutical analysis. This introductory analytical chemistry module is done by students pursuing different fields of study, including industrial and analytical chemistry, environmental science, forensic chemistry, pharmacy, medical technology and chemical engineering. Therefore, this module we introduce the theory and application of analytical chemistry to these various fields of study.  Analytical Chemistry would answer the question “how much dioxin is in a soil sample” or “how much hydrocortisone is in a topical preparation used for eczema treatment” or “how much mercury is in a blood sample” and an analytical chemist would have an interest in the methods and techniques involved in answering this question. These persons would need to have a deep knowledge of wide areas in chemistry, statistics, perhaps geology, anatomy and physiology, etc. An analytical chemist is therefore one who utilises analytical thought processes, in conjunction with specialized knowledge of analytical measurement techniques, methodology, and chemistry to experimentally