Modern Analytical Techniques

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What type of radiation causes bonds in the molecule to vibrate?
Infrared radiation
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The bonds can vibrate in which two ways?
Stretch and bend
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The amount of vibration depends on what?
The bond strength, bond length and mass of each atom involved
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The infrared absorption is measured in what?
Wavenumbers
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What are 4 uses of infrared spectroscopy?
Monitoring the unsaturation of polymers, quality control of perfumes, drug analysis and breathalysers
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The infrared spectrum allows us to identify what in a molecule?
Functional group
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Most organic compounds have an absorption of what wavenumber?
3000/cm
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The relative isotopic masses of an element can be found using which instrument?
Mass spectrometer
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During mass spectrometry, the molecules are converted into ions by which method?
Ionisation
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The ions are separated according to what ratio?
Mass to charge ratio
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The ions are deflected by what? The mass to charge ratio determines the amount of deflection
Electromagnet
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What is the positive ion formed in mass spectrometry when a molecule loses and electron?
Molecular ion
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What is the process in mass spectrometry that causes a positive ion to split into smaller pieces?
Fragmentation
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The M+1 peak is due to what particular isotope?
Carbon-13
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The molecular ion peak is generally furthest to the...
Right
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