Spectroscopy for General Chemistry Labs

Nicolet LITE FTIR Spectrometer

The Thermo Scientific Nicolet Summit LITE incorporates new hardware and software innovation that helps students work faster and smarter. The Nicolet Summit LITE features Thermo Scientific LightDrive Optical Engine technology found in more advanced spectrometers, delivers improved instrument performance and low cost of ownership with 5-year warranty on the interferometer, laser and source.

Curriculum topics:

• Organic spectroscopy
• Reaction Monitoring
• Structural identification
• Chemical engineering

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Nicolet Apex FTIR Spectrometer

The Thermo Scientific Nicolet Apex FTIR Spectrometer provides customers with advanced performance, productivity, and flexibility. Powered by OMNIC software, seamlessly transfer experiment files, custom libraries, TQ methods, accessories and more.

Curriculum Topics:

• Organic chemistry
• Qualitative analysis
• Organic spectroscopy
• Material characterization (TGA-IR)

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SPECTRONIC 200 Spectrophotometer

The Thermo Scientific SPECTRONIC 200 Visible Spectrophotometer sets the standard for entry-level, rugged, and simple-to-use teaching instruments. It delivers quick, convenient measurements—perfect for novice students in a classroom setting.

The SPECTRONIC 200 spectrophotometer can help you bring the following curriculum topics to your students:

• Single wavelength
• Beer’s Law
• Scanning
• Kinetics
• Colorimetric assays

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The Thermo Scientific GENESYS 30 Visible Spectrophotometer performs both basic and complex analyses for educational or industrial use. Its intuitive design allows students and teachers to focus on scientific data and concepts rather than on learning how to use the instrument. 

The new GENESYS 30 spectrophotometer can bring these curriculum topics to life in your classroom: 

• Single wavelength
• Beer’s Law
• Kinetics
• Colorimetry/colorimetric analysis
• Quantitative analysis

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The next generation GENESYS Vis/UV-Vis spectrophotometers were made for the classroom environment – and for today’s students that expect high tech. Offered in a single cell configuration, these instruments are designed with a sloping surface to shed spills and a washable sampling compartment for easy clean up. An intuitive touchscreen interface, local control software (no PC needed) and optional Wi-Fi networking make the GENESYS 50 UV-Vis or GENESYS 40 Vis Spectrophotometer perfect for teaching chemistry.

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Bring the power of NMR to your classroom. The Thermo Scientific picoSpin Series II NMR Spectrometer is the most affordable benchtop NMR available today. Its capillary injection system requires no cryogens or consumables. Along with the instrument's small size, the modern software interface and high throughput make it ideal for any chemistry class.

The picoSpin spectrometer can help teach these curriculum topics to your students:

• Quantum spin
• Percent composition
• Chemical identification
• Reaction monitoring

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The Thermo Scientific ARL X’TRA Companion X-ray Diffractometer is a versatile and robust benchtop system designed to address structural and phase analysis needs in both industrial and academic laboratories. Based on a conventional Theta–Theta goniometer geometry, it delivers precise and reliable diffraction measurements for routine and advanced XRD applications.

Its compact design makes it well suited for university and college teaching laboratories, while also providing the performance required for research and quality control environments. The traditional goniometer configuration ensures high angular accuracy, flexibility, and compatibility with a wide range of experimental setups.

The ARL X’TRA Companion can perform XRD analyses on standard powders, thin films, and bulk materials. It supports various sample stages and accessories, including controlled-environment chambers, enabling a broad range of diffraction experiments. Designed for durability and long-term operation, it offers dependable performance with optimized cost of ownership.

The ARL X’TRA Companion X-ray Diffractometer can help teach the following curriculum topics to your students:

• Basic crystallography
• Search match and Quantitative phase analysis
• Polymorphism
• Phase transition
• Crystallinity
• And more ...

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The Thermo Scientific ARL QUANT'X EDXRF Spectrometer provides major, minor and trace element quantification across the broadest range of samples, including bulk solids, granules, powders, thin films and liquids. This complete benchtop EDXRF system is transportable and easy-to-use for rapid screening and finger-printing. It can perform analysis under air, vacuum or helium depending on the sample type and enables qualitative, quantitative and “standard-less” elemental analysis for practical hands-on training. It also serves as a front-end analysis tool before selecting other spectroscopy techniques for more details.

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