Chemistry is of enormous importance in everyday life: almost everything that exists, and all that we see, make and eat is composed of molecules. The unravelling of molecular structure is a key activity of chemists. In these three video tracks, Dr Mike Bullivant looks briefly at three of the spectroscopic techniques that are used to determine the structure of chemical compounds - infrared spectroscopy, proton (1H) and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (nmr) spectroscopy, and mass spectrometry. This material is taken from The Open University course S205 The molecular world.
Track 1: Molecular Science: Spectrometry
A short introduction to this album.
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Tracks in this podcast:
| Track | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molecular Science: Spectrometry | A short introduction to this album. Read more Molecular Science: Spectrometry |
| 2 | Infra-red Spectrometry | Preparing samples for infra-red spectroscopy Read more Infra-red Spectrometry |
| 3 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance | Preparing samples for 1H and 13C nmr spectroscopy Read more Nuclear Magnetic Resonance |
| 4 | Mass Spectrometry | Analysis by mass spectrometry Read more Mass Spectrometry |
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These videos would be fantastic for anyone wanting to study biochemical or chemical sciences. It refreshed my memory and a fair bit more.