Investigation of Effects of Theoretical and Applied Education on Success and Recall Level in Analytical Chemistry

In this study, a true-false test, selected from Analytical Chemistry textbook, was applied to investigate the effects of lesson learned in theoretical and applied in Analytical Chemistry to students' achievement and recall levels. A 30-item test, selected from the basic subjects, was applied to a group of 81 students as the Secondary Chemistry Education Program of Faculty of Education. This group was selected from the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades and tried to apply to the groups of approximate twenty students to compare female and male students in every class. As a result of the study, it has been determined that analytical chemistry topics are easier to understand and remember when they are thought as applied in the laboratory. Another result of this study was found that female students were more successful than male students. When the overall female students are taken into account along with the other lessons this is an expected result. One of the expected results of this study is that 2nd grade students were more successful than the other grades due to Analytical Chemistry and its application are given at the 2nd grade in the program. Besides all these results 4th graders are found to be more successful than 5th graders due to teaching of the pedagogical lessons at the last three terms of the program

A Novel MPTHP Modified Glassy Carbon Sensor Electrode: Investigation of Electrochemical Behaviors and Determination of Cu (II) Ions in Drinking Water Sample

In the present work report, 2-methyl-6-((2-(4-(3-methyl-3-phenylcyclobutyl)thiazol-2-yl)hydrazono)methyl) phenol (MPTHP) has been newly synthesized and characterized. The new molecule has been used to modify the glassy carbon (GC) electrode surface through the alcohol oxidation method due to –OH group on its structure. MPTHP modified GC (MPTHP/GC) electrode has been used as a chemical sensor electrode for the quantitative determination of Cu (II) ions. Following the modification process, the surface characterization process of the modified electrode has been carried out by cyclic voltammetry (CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). In this work, Cu (II) ions have been quantitatively determined by using differential pulse voltammetry (DPV) technique. A quite low detection limit (based on 3sbl/m) for Cu (II) using developed sensor electrode was found to be as 1.0x10-9 M. For the calibration curve, solutions of Cu (II) ions changing from 1.0x10-9 M to 1.0x10-3 M have been prepared using Britton-Robinson (BR) buffer solution at pH 5. The developed sensor electrode has been applied to tap water sample for the quantitation of Cu (II) ions and the amount of Cu (II) was determined as 4.07 x 10-9 M in this sample

Dithiooxamide Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode for the Studies of Non-Aqueous Media: Electrochemical Behaviors of Quercetin on the Electrode Surface

Electrochemical oxidation of quercetin, as an important biological molecule, has been studied in non-aqueous media using cyclic voltammetry, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. To investigate the electrochemical properties of quercetin, an important flavonoid derivative, on a different surface, a new glassy carbon electrode has been developed using dithiooxamide as modifier in non-aqueous media. The surface modification of glassy carbon electrode has been performed within the 0.0 mV and +800 mV potential range with 20 cycles using 1 mM dithioxamide solution in acetonitrile. However, the modification of quercetin to both bare glassy carbon and dithiooxamide modified glassy carbon electrode surface was carried out in a wide +300 mV and +2,800 mV potential range with 10 cycles. Following the modification process, cyclic voltammetry has been used for the surface characterization in aqueous and non-aqueous media whereas electrochemical impedance spectroscopy has been used in aqueous media. Scanning electron microscopy has also been used to support the surface analysis. The obtained data from the characterization and modification studies of dithioxamide modified and quercetin grafted glassy carbon electrode showed that the developed electrode can be used for the quantitative determination of quercetin and antioxidant capacity determination as a chemical sensor electrode