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week 1 & 2
words
 
metal
malleability
 
packing structure
 
face centered cubic (fcc)
 
alloy
 
oxidation
 
reduction
 
 a salt
 
a molecular solid
Conceptual questions ---

--- which pigments had prehistoric use?

--- which ancient culture did the most development of pigments?

--- what are two examples of ancient pigments that were synthesized ?

--- what are the four colors that should be used by "any sober-minded painter", according to Pliny? --- give one explanation for this greek ideal of fours colors.

--- which metal packing structure causes the greatest malleability and why?

--- what is the form of copper in the patina? (think back to making the copper metal patinas in studiolab last week and what they looked like. )

--- of the three metals—gold, copper and sodium—which is the most reactive?

--- of the three metals—zinc, copper and lead—which is the most difficult to bend and why?

   
weeks 3 - 5
words
 
a salt
 
a sulfur molecule, S8
 
redox reaction
 
 
smelt
 
 
galena
 
 
cinnabar
 
 
stibnite
 
realgar & orpiment
 
oxide
 
sulfide
 
   
Conceptual questions ---

--- which metal, copper or zinc, is highly reactive in acid?

--- what form of copper is assoiated with the blue or blue-green colors of verdigris?

--- does oxygen prefer to become oxidized or reduced? what new oxygen species is formed?

--- what is the chemical name of the copper compound that is the pigment verdigris?

--- what is the connection between vinegar and the pigment verdigris? --- can you describe this connection in chemical terms?

--- which metal is isolated from cinnabar? from stibnite? from galena?

--- which metals can be mined directly from the earth?

--- which element (that you have seen and worked with) can be both oxidized and reduced?

week 6 -7
words
 
acid
 
base
ion exchange
precipitation
solubility product
 
Ksp
 
 
equilibrium
 
 
quicklime
 
 
pit lime
 
 
limestone
 
 
gypsum
 
 
 
Conceptual questions ---

--- what are the characteristics of an acid/base reaction?

--- how is an acid/base reaction similar to a redox reaction?

--- what are the major sources of fresco deterioration?

--- what is the main reason for the darkening of frescos and paintings?

--- give three common names for a material whose chemical composition is CaCO3

--- how does a fresco cure?

--- what are the reactions that convert limestone into quick lime and pit lime and then fresco?

( or, what is the "rock to rock" sequence?)

--- what are the chemical formulas for these pigments?

  • cinnabar, verdigris, lead white, orpiment, vermilion, viridian, chrome yellow

--- how does the value of Ksp correspond to solubility? give an example.

week 9
words
 
drying oil
 
 
binders
 
 
gum arabic
 
 
precipitation
 
 
solubility product
 
 
Ksp
 
 
 
 
Conceptual questions ---

--- what changes happen when an oil paint dries?

--- what changes accompanied the use of oil as a pigment binder?

--- what is the main purpose of gum arabic and honey or sugar in watercolor?

week 9-10
words
 
elements
 
 
ionic
 
 
covalent
 
   
 
Conceptual questions ---

--- what is the evolution of elements and which elements were important in pigments?

--- what are the characterisitics of an ionic bond?

--- what are the characterisitics of a covalent bond?

--- what are the new elements from mid 1700-1800's?

--- what are the new pigments from mid 1700-1800's?

--- what is the story of Perkin's Purple? and how does it relate to chemistry?

--- what are some of the compounds in coal tar?

--- how does the palette of the Pre-Raphaelites compare to that of the Renaissance artists?

--- who are the colormen?

week 11
words
 
additive color mixing
 
 
subtractive mixing
 
 
metameric
 
 
cones
 
absorption
transmission
reflection
white light diffraction
 
Conceptual questions ---

--- Which type of color mixing occurs in each case below?

(a) red + green = yellow - additive
(b) blue + yellow = green - subtractive
(c) blue + red-orange = pink - additive
(d) RGB video screens - additive
(e) Renaissance painting - subtractive
(f) pointillist painting - additive
(g) theatrical lighting for a play or a production - additive
(h) 4-color commercial printing - subtractive

--- Give examples of the following concepts:


(a) a non-spectral hue - magenta
(b) 2 metameric colors: pink ~pale orange ~pale red+pale blue+pale orange

--- Additive complementary colors add to give - white
and one example is: - blue + yellow = white
--- Subtractive complementary colors add to give - black
and one example is: - red + green = black

week 12
words
 
microscopy
 
refraction
 
index of refraction
 
isotropic
 
anisotropic
polarized light
crossed polarizers
 
Conceptual questions ---

--- what is the fundamental reason why diffrerent materials have different indexes if refraction?

--- give two reasons why a varnish layer produces deeper and more saturated colors

--- the test of a pigment sample with acid is positive for which pigments?

--- how can prussian blue be detected?

--- how can cobalt blue and ultramarine be distinguished?

--- how can viridian and malachite be distinguished?

--- how can lead white and zinc white be distinguished?

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