Mixed spectra long answer exam question practice
This is a set of more difficult long answer exam questions that require you to use data from mass spectra,
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Category: Analytical chemistry
Identifying anions and cations using chemical tests
Figuring out which cations and anions we might have in an unknown aqueous solution is a form of qualitative analysis.
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Everything you need to know about chromatography
Chromatography is all about separating a mixture into its constituents by distributing them between two phases – a mobile phase
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Explaining C=O absorption bands in IR spectroscopy
Your may have noticed on the data sheet that the wavenumber for the absorption of C=O bonds very much depends
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Interpreting an infrared spectrum
An IR spectrum plots of the percentage of radiation that passes through a sample (transmittance) vs. the wavenumber of the
What is infrared spectroscopy?
Infrared spectroscopy is a really useful analytical technique for determining whether there are key bonds in a molecule (C=O, O-H,