BRAINCAKENuclear Magnetic Resonance
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is an analytical technique that gives information about the position of 13C or 1H atoms in a molecule. It is one of the most powerful tools chemists have for working out the structure of an organic compound.
Some nuclei, including 1H and 13C, have a property called nuclear spin, which makes them behave like tiny magnets. Nuclei with an even number of protons and an even number of neutrons, such as 12C, have no overall spin and give no NMR signal.
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