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In the Laboratory
Chemical Actinometry: Using o-Nitrobenzaldehyde to Measure Lamp Intensity in Photochemical Experiments
Kristine L. Willett and Ronald A. Hites
Department of Chemistry and School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405
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July 2000
Vol. 77 No. 7
p. 900
Abstract
A simple actinometry experiment that could be used in graduate or undergraduate laboratory courses is described. The photochemical reaction of o-nitrobenzaldehyde (NBA) irradiated with a medium-pressure mercury vapor lamp is used to calculate the intensity of light over the wavelength range of 300-410 nm. The reactant disappearance rate can be quantitated by gas chromatography or by gas chromatographic mass spectrometry. The calculations necessary to convert the kinetic measurements to intensity are discussed. This experiment provides an easy way to determine the intensity of different light sources over a specific wavelength range, information that could be necessary in studying various environmentally relevant photochemical reactions.
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*  Citation
 Willett, Kristine L.; Hites, Ronald A. J. Chem. Educ. 2000 77 900.
*  Keywords
 Environmental Chemistry; Kinetics; Mass Spectrometry; Photochemistry; time-dependent reactions
*  History
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Last Updated:		 June 2, 2000
April 15, 2005
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