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analytical process
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Analytical chemistry | science of obtaining, processing and communicating information about composition and structure of matter |
| quantitative analysis | methods for determining how much of a substance is in a sample |
| analyte | substance that is being measured |
| interference | when a species other than the analyte increases or decreases the analytical signal |
| masking | transforming the interfering species to a form that will be hidden and not detected |
| 7 steps in general chemical analysis | 1. create a question 2. select analytical procedure 3. select sample 4. prepare sample 5. analyze sample 6. report and interpret results 7. draw conclusions |
| inorganic chemistry | dealing with metallic compound, "dead" stuff |
| organic chem | dealing with carbon compounds, "living" stuff |
| physical chem | dealing with relationships between physical properties and their chemical compositions + transformations |
| Slurry | suspension of solid in a liquid |