

Where E is the energy of the quantum ( photon), f is the frequency of the light wave, h is Planck's constant, λ is the wavelength and c is the speed of light. The relationship between energy and wavelength is determined by the Planck-Einstein relation E = h f = h c λ E=hf=\,\! The perception of light is governed by three types of color receptors in the eye, which are sensitive to different ranges of wavelength within this band. However the release of energy visible to the human eye, commonly referred to as visible light, spans the wavelengths approximately 380 nm to 760 nm, depending on the individual, and photons in this range usually accompany a change in atomic or molecular orbital quantum state. There are various types of quantum state, including, for example, the rotational and vibrational states of a molecule. The amount of energy absorbed or released is the difference between the energies of the two quantum states. Theory The UV-vis spectrum for a compound that appears orange in DimethylformamideĪll atoms and molecules are capable of absorbing and releasing energy in the form of photons, accompanied by a change of quantum state. The study of chemical structure by means of energy absorption and release is generally referred to as spectroscopy. This spectral perspective was first noted in atomic spectroscopy. What is seen by the eye is not the color absorbed, but the complementary color from the removal of the absorbed wavelengths. Applied to this profile, a Gaussian regression procedure is shown to deliver i) a versatile, accurate representation of these sigmoid deviations from the Beer’s Law proportional relationship between absorbance (A) and absorbent concentration (C), namely Ar = a exp which is required to determine the absorbent concentration corresponding to an observed value of absorbance, and iii) an expression for the slope of the regressional relationship dAr / dC = – 2(a / c2) (C – b) exp as a measure of the sensitivity of the experimental procedure.The color of chemicals is a physical property of chemicals that in most cases comes from the excitation of electrons due to an absorption of energy performed by the chemical. A typical human eye will respond to wavelengths from about 400 to 780 nm.Ībstract: Except under extremely deviant conditions, the “standard curve” regressional relationship between optical absorbance and absorbent concentration is shown to exhibit an S-shaped profile of progressively increasing slope up to an inflexion followed by a region of progressively decreasing slope. Electromagnetic radiation in this range of wavelengths is called visible light or simply light. The visible spectrum is the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to (can be detected by) the human eye. concentration of certain compound, based on absorption of visible spectrum light of a certain wavelength is called photometry. Estimation of properties of a solution, e.g. Nevertheless, the dual models of wave and particle behavior provide a useful description for electromagnetic radiation. The exact nature of electromagnetic radiation remains unclear, as it has since the development of quantum mechanics in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Many of the interactions between electromagnetic radiation and matter, such as absorption and emission, however, are better described by treating light as a particle, or photon. The optical properties of electromagnetic radiation, such as diffraction, are explained best by describing light as a wave. Electromagnetic radiation, or light, is a form of energy whose behavior is described by the properties of both waves and particles. It can be change of colour or intensity of light, emission, luminescence, fluorescence, change of rotation of polarised light or light scattering. Work on optical apparatus like photometer and determine concentration of ions in solution Many analytical techniques used in food chemistry are based on interaction between analyte and light.State the different types of spectroscopy and.Distinguish between absorption and emission spectroscopy.Describe the interaction of radiation with matter.

Describe the nature of electromagnetic radiation.Objective: colorimetric determination of copper ions concentration in solution with ammonium using photometry analysis At the end of this unit, student should be able to:
