How will you ascertain purity of sample by DSC? Discuss its principle
Q.5. (b)How will you ascertain purity of sample by DSC? Discuss its principle.
Ans.5. (b) Principle
In DSC the heat flow is measure and plotted against temperature of furnace or time to get a thermo gram. This is the basis of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The curve obtained in DSC is between dH/dtinmJ s-1 ormcal s-1 as a function of time or temperature. A typical DSC curve is shown in Fig. 1.19. The deviation observed above the base (zero) line is called exothermic transition and below is called endothermic transition. The area under the peak is directly proportional to the heat evolved or absorbed by the reaction, and the height of the curve is directly proportional to the rate of reaction. Therefore Eq. 11.1 is equally valid for DSC scheme also. The only difference is the calibration factor K in case of DSC is independent of temperature. This is a major advantage of DSC over DTA.
Peak area (A) = ± _ H m K …(1.7)



