NMR spectroscopy

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're in a dark room full of magnets. NMR spectroscopy is like shining a radio wave at molecules to see how their atoms spin and talk back!

2. 2

   What kind of atoms do we mainly look at in NMR spectroscopy?

3. 3

   Here's a simple NMR spectrum. Each peak tells you about a different type of hydrogen in the molecule.

4. 4

   Let's read an NMR spectrum for ethanol (CH₃CH₂OH). How many hydrogen types?

5. 5

   Now you try! Drag the peaks to match the spectrum for propanol (CH₃CH₂CH₂OH).

6. 6

   In an NMR spectrum, what does the number of peaks tell you?

7. 7

   A molecule has 2 different types of hydrogen. How many peaks would you expect in its NMR spectrum?