What absorptions in the IR spectrum will help this student determine that she ha

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What absorptions in the IR spectrum will help this student determine that she has successfully extraction her acidic compound from the waste container?                                a.            The peak at 1696 cm-1                             b.            The broad peak in the range between 2500 What absorptions in the IR spectrum will help this student determine that she has successfully extraction her acidic compound from the waste container? The peak at 1696 cm-1 The broad peak in the range between 2500                             a.            The peak at 1696 cm-1                             b.            The broad peak in the range between 2500

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The answer is: d. All of the above


Carboxylic acids have the formula RCOOH, and contain a hydrocarbon (R) attached to a carboxyl group (COOH).


The peak at 1696 cm-1 => C=O stretching mode of carbonyl group within carboxyl group.

The broad peak in the range between 2500

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