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Grade 12th passOrganic Chemistry

A strong signal at 1700cm-1 in an ir spectrum indicates the presence of a

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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5 Years ago
Dear Student,

A strong signal at 1700cm-1in an IR spectrum indicates the presence of a Carbonyl
asCarbonylstretching peaks generally fall between 1900 and 1600 cm-1(assume all peak positions hereafter are in wavenumber units), a relatively unique part of theIRspectrum. This area is sometimes referred to as thecarbonylstretching region as a result.

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