Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Infrared
spectrum
(IR
spectrum
):
A
spectrum
which is a plot of
stretching frequency
(
photon
energy) on the
x
-axis versus transmittance or absorbance along the
y
-axis.
Infrared
spectrum
of 2-
butan
one
.
Related terms:
Spectrum
,
wavenumber
,
cm
-1
,
infrared spectroscopy
,
IR spectroscopy
,
infrared spectrophotometer
,
IR spectrophotometer
,
five zone analysis
,
fingerprint region
,
mass spectrum
,
NMR spectrum
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