Principles of Analytical Chemistry aims to ease the first contact of students pursuing different scientific and technical studies by providing them with a simple, general overview of the discipline. The objective of this innovative textbook is to teach rather than to inform. Using keywords of modern Analytical Chemistry, it constructs a teaching message accessible to the beginner, with emphasis on relations between these keywords to ensure consistency in the teaching contents of the book. Practical exercises, 450 questions for students, and 27 interactive seminars are used as vehicles for expounding a large number of examples in order to clarify and consolidate the text and facilitate its comprehension.

1 Introduction to Analytical Chemistry

1.1 Analytical Chemistry Today
1.2 Analytical Chemical Information
1.3 Analytical Chemical References
1.4 Essential Features of Analytical Chemistry
1.5 Evolution of Analytical Chemistry
1.6 Conceptual and Technical Hierarchies
1.7 Classifications
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2 Analytical Properties
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Chemical Metrological Hierarchy: Uncertainty and Trueness
2.3 Errors in Analytical Chemistry
2.4 Capital Analytical Properties
2.5 Basic Analytical Properties
2.6 Accessory Analytical Properties
2.7 Relationships among Analytical Properties
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Seminars: Numerical Problems
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3 Traceability: Reference Materials
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Integral Concept of Traceability
3.3 Physical and Chemical Traceability
3.4 Types of Standards and their Traceability
3.5 Analytical Chemical Standards
3.6 Specific Meanings of Traceability
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4 The Measurement Process in Chemistry
4.1 Definition of Chemical Measurement Process
4.2 General Steps of a Chemical Measurement Process
4.3 Preliminary Operations
4.4 Measurement and Transducing of the Analytical Signal
4.5 Signal Acquisition and Data Processing
4.6 Validation of a Chemical Measurement Process
4.7 Salient Current Trends
Annex I
Annex II
Annex III
Annex IV
Annex V
Annex VI
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5 Qualitative Aspects of Analytical Chemistry
5.1 Introduction
5.2 The Binary Response
5.3 Types of Qualitative Identification
5.4 Standards and Calibration in Qualitative Analysis
5.5 Classical Qualitative Analysis
5.6 Instrumental Qualitative Analysis
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6 Quantitative Aspects of Analytical Chemistry
6.1 Fundamentals
6.2 Calculable Quantitation Methods
6.3 Relative Quantitation Methods
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7 The Analytical Problem
7.1 Introduction 283
7.2 Meanings of "Problem" in Analytical Chemistry
7.3 Integral Definition of the Analytical Problem
7.4 Elements of the Analytical Problem
7.5 Steps of the Analytical Problem-solving Process
7.6 Consistency Between Required Information and Supplied Information
7.7 The Analytical Problem in the Context of Quality
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8 Analytical Chemistry and Quality
8.1 Introduction
8.2 A Generic Approach to Quality
8.3 General Aspects of Quality in Analytical Chemistry
8.4 Quality Systems in the Analytical Laboratory
8.5 Analytical Quality Control
8.6 Assessment of Analytical Quality
8.7 Supports of Analytical Quality Assurance
8.8 Costs and Benefits of Analytical Quality Systems
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Glossary of Terms
Symbols and Abbreviations used in the text.