Organic Analysis Flashcards
1
Q
What is the fingerprint region?
A
The region from around 1500 and below
It is unique to each chemical
2
Q
How can one use the fingerprint region to identify a chemical?
A
The fingerprint region is unique to a chemical
Can run it through a database to find a match
3
Q
What is meant by the term ‘molecular ion’?
A
The species formed in a mass spectrometer by the loss of an electron from a molecule
4
Q
State why the precise relative atomic mass for the 12C isotope is exactly 12.000000
A
By definition it is
