4.7 SPECTROSCOPY

Question 1

What is mass spectra used for?

Answer 1

Mass spectra can be used to identify the molecular mass of an organic compound and to gain further information about its structure.

Question 2

What are the peaks in mass spectrometry?

Answer 2

The m+ peak indicates the molecular mass of the molecular ion and original molecule
m+1 = ion
fragment ion peaks
–peaks represent positive charge