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  • @hollywoodbb
    @hollywoodbb 2 роки тому +124

    I’m a chemist and use multiple GCs every day. In my line of work, we’re more interested in how MUCH of a compound is in a sample rather than trying to identify a compound. But we also do look for the presence of a compound in certain scenarios. GC is excellent for both applications.
    To all you students, YES you will actually use these everyday if you go down a chemistry route. Familiarize yourselves with them. In my lab, titrations are also pretty prevalent as well as spectrometry and moisture analysis. A lot of it is automated which is a breeze, but we do manually perform some of these techniques.
    Chemistry is MUCH harder in college than in the field and I know how defeated I felt at times as a student. Hang in there and stay on the path! I enjoy my job now and at 26 I made 6 figures this past year. It’s worth it, I promise!

    • @pearlz4796
      @pearlz4796 2 роки тому +4

      how far did you get into your education?

    • @hollywoodbb
      @hollywoodbb 2 роки тому +10

      @@pearlz4796 I completed a 4 year degree and got my Bachelor of Science in Biological Science.

    • @NewWesternFront
      @NewWesternFront 2 роки тому +4

      How did you secure employment?

    • @lorechadominic4920
      @lorechadominic4920 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you😅

    • @hollywoodbb
      @hollywoodbb 2 роки тому +14

      @@NewWesternFront I knew the company was hiring and just submitted my resume and the company had 2 people leaving, so they were in need of replacements. And I did really well in the interview. A lot of times it’s just timing, too.
      Tips: Really polish your resume and spend some time curating it. If you can get past that first step, then you can really shine at the interview! Before you go into the interview, look up facts about the company and familiarize yourself with it. In my interview, the first question was, “So tell us what you know about the company?” And luckily I was able to speak for a minute or so about them, which they seemed to really like. It shows that you’re invested and aren’t just going to say, “idk I just want a job.” Also, knowing someone in the field definitely helps if you have that luxury. If you’re still in school, make sure to network and stay on good terms with your professors. A recommendation can go a long way.
      Oh and lastly, to my surprise, they hardly touched on chemistry in the interview. Most places just want you to have a basic knowledge/education of the field, then they’ll train you on the job the way they want. I think the only chem related question they asked me was which techniques I was familiar with. I basically just rattled off the analyses I had done in my labs (titrations, GC’s, capillary action, pH, etc.) and they essentially told me the main ones I’d be doing, and they would train me on the specific instruments. They mainly wanted to know how I work with others, if I can provide attention to detail, am I teachable, etc.

  • @MiowHouse
    @MiowHouse 11 років тому +347

    Explained a million times better than my lecturer in a fraction of the time...thank you

  • @korykubasek347
    @korykubasek347 11 років тому +68

    khan academy has made my college life so much easier keep it up!

  • @henriklarsen8193
    @henriklarsen8193 8 років тому +90

    You're doing a marvelous job, even at making chemistry sound adorable (the baby / sumo part)!

  • @NathanielIReiff
    @NathanielIReiff Рік тому +8

    10+ years out of high school and I’m still using the Khan Academy!

  • @syu11079
    @syu11079 9 років тому +18

    great video! before stumbling on this video i spent ages reading textbooks, but still didnt quite get GLC. but your video explained it perfectly, so thank you! :)

  • @elvinhasanaj9849
    @elvinhasanaj9849 3 роки тому +11

    You saved me big time with this video. The explanation was clear and straight to the point summarized 50 textbook pages in 8min. I love u guys.

  • @marlonhowe7592
    @marlonhowe7592 11 років тому +7

    This is awesome (-: I always use English explanation videos for Chemistry, as in German there just aren't any videos which combine theory and "fun" (?) as much as you have with the example of the sumowrestler. Really nice, thank you. (-:

  • @sbmuthuraman
    @sbmuthuraman 11 років тому +20

    Gas chromotography was explained in a simple manner and in detail covering most of the aspects of GC.

  • @1987crfe
    @1987crfe 3 роки тому +5

    This was sooooo easy to understand. Crisp and Clear! Thanks a ton!

  • @basheeranwar9058
    @basheeranwar9058 Рік тому +1

    thank you so mush , I hope that you explain more topics that related to the chemical engineering

  • @andreac.5596
    @andreac.5596 4 роки тому +5

    Thank you! I knew a little bit about GLC, but never really understood the carrier gas, mobile and stationary phase. I appreciate you so much for explaining this in detail!

  • @kavitaselvaraj3216
    @kavitaselvaraj3216 9 років тому +7

    So informative and easy to understand. Thanks.

  • @mithili3906
    @mithili3906 9 років тому +26

    Your handwriting is fancy

  • @jamesperry4470
    @jamesperry4470 10 років тому +9

    Good video, but I think it would be good to mention adsorption and why it is a fundamental concept in chromatography and the separation of the mobile phase by their polarity. This would help touch more on the uniqueness of the electron distribution (like if you looked at an electrostatic electron density map) and help communicate how unique each molecule really is when looked at through the means of any system of chromatography

  • @Simis999
    @Simis999 9 років тому +6

    Such a friendly way of explaining, thanks a lot :)

  • @simflorianwilliam8617
    @simflorianwilliam8617 Рік тому +1

    The only good thing about this channel is, I always like the video before playing it, iam loving gas chromatography now 😊

  • @Marawan
    @Marawan 4 роки тому +1

    this explanation just summed an entire part of my syllabus in only 8 minutes! Brilliant!

  • @arunimachakraborty6423
    @arunimachakraborty6423 8 років тому +9

    I can't thank you enough for this. Bless you. :D

  • @AdilKhan-xv3mh
    @AdilKhan-xv3mh 9 днів тому

    That was such a wonderful explanation!

  • @maansaab987
    @maansaab987 11 років тому +4

    loved your voice

  • @lovemymonkey05
    @lovemymonkey05 9 років тому +3

    I wish I had found your videos when I was still in college.

  • @prateekgupta3454
    @prateekgupta3454 8 років тому +1

    amazing explanation

  • @msiloveme16
    @msiloveme16 3 роки тому

    Very clear, slow and steady! thanks

  • @J_just_J_yes
    @J_just_J_yes 10 років тому +6

    This is a great video, i'm doing a lab report about my gas chromatography and are not sure about what is actually going on for discussion sake's. Now i feel i have a better idea how to explain my data and reason it! Thanks! :)
    P.S. and the girl's voice is helpful in making sure males(such as myself) are still glued to the video till the end XD

  • @MsRamy92
    @MsRamy92 3 роки тому

    Great video!!

  • @yhpk9013
    @yhpk9013 Рік тому

    Well explain! Thank you so much, I finally can understand the GC.

  • @Zetarrino
    @Zetarrino 8 років тому +6

    What about the different polarities of the mobile versus the stationary phase? The substances within the compound that have the opposite polarity of the mobile phase will have traveled slower than the the ones with the same polarity due to attraction/repulsion.
    Would have liked a little more information about this.

    • @easylearning981
      @easylearning981 8 років тому +2

      +Zetarrino Hello. Usually, if memory does not fail me, you can NEGLECT intermolecular forces in gas phase for many purposes. So compounds having lower boiling points will just flow within the gaseous inert stream, whilst those with higher boiling points will stay liquid for longer (not necessarily interacting with the liquid stationary phase). What really matters here is that substances with higher boiling points, as long as they stay liquid, will not be able to "flow with the wind", at all. :-) Anyway, I think your question is very worthy. For example, if bigger apolar molecules are mixed with smaller polar molecules. The latter ones were supposed to boil first, but due to interaction with the stationary phase, they do not. Maybe that would invalidate the result somehow.

    • @andrewk7470
      @andrewk7470 8 років тому +1

      "flow with the
      ...
      we will never know.

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    @anounymous7988 2 роки тому

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  • @joylynjake4268
    @joylynjake4268 3 роки тому +1

    I'm prepared for my chem lab thank you 🙏🏼

  • @cindycho2933
    @cindycho2933 2 роки тому

    Very helpful, thanks!

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    @trevorndhlovu7834 4 роки тому

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  • @awesomemangoes8072
    @awesomemangoes8072 6 років тому +1

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    @rutabnoor4285 3 роки тому

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  • @guyweizman3791
    @guyweizman3791 3 роки тому

    Perfect explanation!!!

  • @btslovers9788
    @btslovers9788 4 роки тому

    I love your videos.
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  • @fitnesswe
    @fitnesswe Рік тому

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    @unknownknown7427 3 роки тому

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  • @demetriosgianitsas9008
    @demetriosgianitsas9008 8 років тому +1

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  • @jenishbarot7171
    @jenishbarot7171 7 років тому

    thank youuuu......perfect explaination.

  • @Alicia-dm6yb
    @Alicia-dm6yb 8 років тому

    awesome video..very well explained...

  • @MadanKumarLakshmanan
    @MadanKumarLakshmanan 8 років тому

    Excellent video. Very clear & informative. Sincere thanks.

  • @omymamohamed29
    @omymamohamed29 4 роки тому

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  • @obinnaduke
    @obinnaduke 6 років тому

    You're awesome... Thank you so very much

  • @smthgsmthg1717
    @smthgsmthg1717 3 роки тому

    Thankyou. You explained very well.

  • @mustafabasim684
    @mustafabasim684 8 років тому

    Great job

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    @DuongNguyen-ni9gz Рік тому

    excellent

  • @CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt
    @CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt 3 роки тому

    Holy shit yes

  • @johngrantner7240
    @johngrantner7240 7 років тому

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  • @365messiah
    @365messiah 7 років тому

    Great informational

  • @lucyaudrey733
    @lucyaudrey733 9 років тому

    very nice thank you

  • @xClaireW
    @xClaireW 10 років тому

    great explanation!

  • @umawww
    @umawww 7 років тому

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  • @kayleighprice9637
    @kayleighprice9637 7 років тому

    Thanks again!

  • @josyzong7919
    @josyzong7919 6 років тому

    A good video!!! A lot better than my professor. Clear and easy to follow the logic.

  • @IIAmzazZ
    @IIAmzazZ 11 років тому

    really helpful thanks

  • @Muik69
    @Muik69 9 років тому

    Simple and great explanation thanks!

  • @akram4139
    @akram4139 5 років тому

    Thanks so much

  • @jitendralodha13
    @jitendralodha13 10 років тому

    thanks a lot.

  • @digvijayyamagekar7139
    @digvijayyamagekar7139 6 років тому

    Thank you so much !!!
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  • @boringgrass
    @boringgrass 9 років тому

    wow nicely explained

  • @80amnesia
    @80amnesia 10 років тому

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    @marebearzzz027 10 років тому

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      @M7MD1712519 10 років тому

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  • @charlottebikech
    @charlottebikech 10 років тому +5

    your voice sounds so much like leighton meester's

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    @bakhodirjonkakhkharov344 3 роки тому

    Sal Khan is Elon Musk in education! Thanks for this amazing platform

  • @aliimadyounis2056
    @aliimadyounis2056 5 років тому

    Thank you ❤️

  • @dannytitus1645
    @dannytitus1645 6 років тому

    this was really great. Thank you :)

  • @razo786
    @razo786 11 років тому

    Thanks.

  • @MrBlash93
    @MrBlash93 9 років тому

    Great explanation. Thank you for your video

  • @kennytzz4073
    @kennytzz4073 7 років тому

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  • @minjinoh4998
    @minjinoh4998 10 років тому

    Big help

  • @kingoffunny1747
    @kingoffunny1747 10 років тому +26

    Why does it sound like more than one person is speaking?

    • @DreadnaughtyArt
      @DreadnaughtyArt 9 років тому

      King Of Funny The microphone volume keeps changing.

    • @michaelbowe1485
      @michaelbowe1485 9 років тому +26

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    • @MightyOwl_01
      @MightyOwl_01 9 років тому +1

      +King Of Funny In my classroom ppl are watching without headphones and all i can hear is blah blah blah lol, i cba to get my headphones so i just used subtitles

    • @Syeal7
      @Syeal7 6 років тому +1

      I think parts of the recording was edited over with additional comments or corrections in which the original "tape" lacked. So the different volumes are actually recorded during different times.

  • @NileshPatil-sn5lj
    @NileshPatil-sn5lj 10 років тому

    nice video.like it.

  • @anghaitruyen240
    @anghaitruyen240 8 років тому +1

    Would you like to tell me what program you used in your clip?

  • @simplestatic3751
    @simplestatic3751 2 роки тому

    I used the Hewlett Packard 5710a dual-column gas chromatograph with a flame analysation detector.

  • @dan.6398
    @dan.6398 10 років тому

    Absolutely great way of expanations. I coudn`t find anything better. Thanks ;)

  • @Lagos08
    @Lagos08 8 років тому

    Thank you very much for the explanation

  • @bushrayousef8766
    @bushrayousef8766 8 років тому

    awesome video! thank you :) x

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    @Everyonecallsmesophie 3 роки тому

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  • @josephchong783
    @josephchong783 6 років тому

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    @sini9030 10 років тому

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  • @hayaalmly6083
    @hayaalmly6083 5 років тому

    Thank you! you made it so easier to fathom even for a 7 year old boy!!

  • @prashanthraju4013
    @prashanthraju4013 6 років тому

    Nice explanation. You said that sample separation in the column ( stationary phase ) is based on the boiling point & molecular size of the solutes present in the mobile phase. Actually it also depends on the polarity also.
    For example
    1. Polar stationary phase & polar mobile phase has more retention time
    2. Polar stationary phase & non ploar mobile phase has no interaction so sample in the mobile phase moves faster, lesser retention time.
    If it's not correct plz ignore my comment.
    Thanks for ur superrr explaination.

  • @aishwaryas2263
    @aishwaryas2263 8 років тому

    bless you

  • @kirstenclark7210
    @kirstenclark7210 8 років тому

    Great video :)

  • @chem-issatwait9528
    @chem-issatwait9528 2 роки тому +1

    Sumo wrestler yeah understood thanks!

  • @samulasaidireddy
    @samulasaidireddy 9 років тому

    kindly explain of oven track in Gas chromatography

  • @aboodqashoo4113
    @aboodqashoo4113 8 місяців тому

    And, The affinity is an important factor of separation

  • @eiliannoyes5212
    @eiliannoyes5212 3 роки тому

    That's how you do it!

  • @turkishgamernl8047
    @turkishgamernl8047 9 років тому +1

    hi, im a student and i have a question about the boiling temperature.
    why is it that the one with the higher boiling point is going slower and adsorbs better and the other with the lower boiling point is faster and adsorbs badly? is there a reason for or is it just a rule you have to know about gas chromatography?

    • @prakharawasthi7062
      @prakharawasthi7062 9 років тому +1

      more boiling point lesser it will be volatile, it will bind to liquid surface of column

    • @agent475816
      @agent475816 9 років тому +1

      +Turkish GamerNL If it has a high boiling point, that means that it prefers to stay as a liquid compared to a gas that has a lesser boiling point.

  • @BiGGeSMK
    @BiGGeSMK 7 років тому

    Thank you for this video ;)

  • @seluffhello873
    @seluffhello873 8 років тому +1

    What if a small compound with high boiling point and a bigger compound with low boiling point is in the mixture? Would that mean that more or less, they would travel at the same rate and will produce only 2 waves in your graph instead of 3?

  • @syamkumar6075
    @syamkumar6075 10 років тому

    GasChromatography was explained in a simple manner and in detail covering most of the aspects of GC.

  • @azagoodwin5899
    @azagoodwin5899 9 років тому

    great simplified video ./.... i need more information for which type of substances can we use this technique for? e.g drugs and also what does the height of the peak tells us

    • @easylearning981
      @easylearning981 8 років тому

      +Aza Goodwin The height of the peak informs the intensity. The more molecules reach the detector, higher the peak.

  • @lifeofastudent...317
    @lifeofastudent...317 Рік тому

    What if it as similar boiling point and size? How can we distinguish it?

  • @daindelucia7033
    @daindelucia7033 6 років тому

    It looks like that, in your graph, time increases toward the origin.

  • @at8736
    @at8736 5 років тому

    Thank you. My lab TA sucks.

  • @Adit-Agarwal
    @Adit-Agarwal 9 років тому

    Very good video.

  • @Agtsmirnoff
    @Agtsmirnoff 8 років тому

    How would the liquid phase stay to the sides?

  • @sudeepm6484
    @sudeepm6484 3 роки тому

    what if the difference in the boiling points is not much and the sizes of the molecules of both compounds are also nearly equal? Do the peaks overlap? How to distinguish in such cases?