Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry
Spectrometry:
The use of
spectroscopy
to determine the amount of a substance present. An instrument used for this purpose is a
spectrophotometer
.
Produces
----------->
A
mass spectrometer
.
The
electron-impact ionization
(
EI
)
mass spectrum
of
methane
.
Related terms:
Spectrometer
,
spectrum
,
infrared spectroscopy
,
infrared spectrophotometer
,
NMR spectroscopy
,
1
H-NMR
,
13
C-NMR
,
x-ray crystallography
,
x-ray diffractometer
,
polarimetry
,
polarimeter
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