Spectroscopy is used in chemistry to detect, determine, or quantify the molecular and structural composition of a chemical sample. Each type of molecule and atom will reflect, absorb, or emit electromagnetic radiation in its own characteristic way.
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:
• demonstrate an understanding of the principles of structure determination for molecules using the tools of ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.
• define the use of different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum to probe the inner structures of atomic and molecular substances and provide one with “fingerprints” that can be used to identify these substances when they are present in complicated mixtures.
• Identify the way to analyze the structure of the chemical by spectroscopy.
• Investigate the chemical composition and electronic structure of compounds at the atomic, molecular and macro scale.
• assign structures to simple molecules on the basis of their spectra