Fun with Organic ;) The UV/VIS Light of my Life Infuriating Infrared Spec Mellow Mass Spec Industrial Action (I mean Chemistry)
100
What is benzene?
This aromatic compound has conjugated bonds.
100
What is Tungsten?
The filament producing visible light on a spectrophotometer is made of this.
100
What is bending and stretching?
These 2 movements are caused by the absorption of IR radiation.
100
What is an electric field?
The purpose of this is to accelerate the fragments formed.
100
What is oleum?
This is formed when sulpur trioxide dissolves in concentrated sulphuric acid.
200
What is a carbonyl?
2,4 dinitrophenylhydrazine forms an orange precipitate with this class of compounds.
200
What is a quartz cuvette?
This apparatus is made of high-purity silica and must be handled with care.
200
What is nujol?
This oil is used for preparing solid samples.
200
What is the M+2 peak?
This represents the presence of a halogen isotope on a mass spectrum.
200
What is cryolite?
This is used to dissolve aluminium oxide to reduce its melting point.
300
What is Terylene?
This polymer is formed from ethane-1,2-diol and benzene-1,4-dicarboxylic acid.
300
What is a chromophore?
The group of atoms responsible for the absorption of UV/Vis light in a molecule.
300
What is IR inactive material?
KBr, NaCl, and CaF2 are examples of this.
300
What is the molecular ion peak?
Represents the relative mass of the analyte on a mass spectrum.
300
What is zymase?
This enzyme produced by yeast is needed for fermentation to occur,
400
What is Markovnikov's Rule?
Governs where hydrogen atoms go when bond cleavage occurs.
400
What are the transitions permitted by UV/Vis spec?
pi to anti-pi, n to anti-pi, and n to anti-sigma
400
What is a dipole?
Only molecules containing this exhibit IR absorption.
400
What is the base peak?
Represents the tallest peak in a mass spectrum
400
What is cullet?
The technical term used to describe crushed glass.
500
What is dextrorotary spin?
The proper name for when an optically active compound has an overall clockwise spin.
500
What is 1,10 phenanthroline?
Iron must react with this before undergoing this type of spectroscopy.
500
What is the Fourier Transform?
This type of IR spec involves this advanced mathematical technique.
500
What is [C2H4Br(79)]+ ?
This haloalkane fragment has an m/z ratio of 107.
500
What is ammonium molybdate?
This reagent is used to detect phosphate ions in water.






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