Fun with Organic ;) | The UV/VIS Light of my Life | Infuriating Infrared Spec | Mellow Mass Spec | Industrial Action (I mean Chemistry) |
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What is benzene?
This aromatic compound has conjugated bonds.
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What is Tungsten?
The filament producing visible light on a spectrophotometer is made of this.
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What is bending and stretching?
These 2 movements are caused by the absorption of IR radiation.
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What is an electric field?
The purpose of this is to accelerate the fragments formed.
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What is oleum?
This is formed when sulpur trioxide dissolves in concentrated sulphuric acid.
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What is a carbonyl?
2,4 dinitrophenylhydrazine forms an orange precipitate with this class of compounds.
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What is a quartz cuvette?
This apparatus is made of high-purity silica and must be handled with care.
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What is nujol?
This oil is used for preparing solid samples.
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What is the M+2 peak?
This represents the presence of a halogen isotope on a mass spectrum.
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What is cryolite?
This is used to dissolve aluminium oxide to reduce its melting point.
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What is Terylene?
This polymer is formed from ethane-1,2-diol and benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid.
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What is a chromophore?
The group of atoms responsible for the absorption of UV/Vis light in a molecule.
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What is IR inactive material?
KBr, NaCl, and CaF2 are examples of this.
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What is the molecular ion peak?
Represents the relative mass of the analyte on a mass spectrum.
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What is zymase?
This enzyme produced by yeast is needed for fermentation to occur,
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What is Markovnikov's Rule?
Governs where hydrogen atoms go when bond cleavage occurs.
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What are the transitions permitted by UV/Vis spec?
pi to anti-pi, n to anti-pi, and n to anti-sigma
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What is a dipole?
Only molecules containing this exhibit IR absorption.
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What is the base peak?
Represents the tallest peak in a mass spectrum
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What is cullet?
The technical term used to describe crushed glass.
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What is dextrorotary spin?
The proper name for when an optically active compound has an overall clockwise spin.
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What is 1,10 phenanthroline?
Iron must react with this before undergoing this type of spectroscopy.
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What is the Fourier Transform?
This type of IR spec involves this advanced mathematical technique.
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What is [C2H4Br(79)]+ ?
This haloalkane fragment has an m/z ratio of 107.
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What is ammonium molybdate?
This reagent is used to detect phosphate ions in water.
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