Instructions: Select the most reasonable formula for the compounds with the following mass spectral data.
The amount of energy in infrared light corresponds to:
a.
the amount of energy needed to promote one electron from a bonding to an antibonding molecular orbital
b.
the amount of energy needed to fragment a molecule
c.
the amount of energy needed to strip a molecule of one electron to generate a cation radical
d.
the amount of energy needed to increase certain molecular motions, such as bond vibrations, in organic molecules
Question 2
Instructions: Select the most reasonable formula for the compounds with the following mass spectral data.
The amount of energy in electromagnetic radiation is related to the frequency and wavelength of the radiation. High energy radiation, like gamma rays, is of:
a.
low frequency and short wavelength
b.
low frequency and long wavelength
c.
high frequency and short wavelength
d.
high frequency and long wavelength