1- While cleaning out a laboratory shelf, you have made a mistake in labeling two bottles of ethanol and acetic acid. To identify the molecular structure of the contents of the bottle, samples were submitted for analysis using infrared spectroscopy, based on the IR results, draw the molecular structure of the molecule that would correspond to the spectrum for that compound. Justify your answer

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1- While cleaning out a laboratory shelf, you have
made a mistake in labeling two bottles of ethanol and
acetic acid. To identify the molecular structure of the
contents of the bottle, samples were submitted for
analysis using infrared spectroscopy, based on the IR
results, draw the molecular structure of the molecule
that would correspond to the spectrum for that
compound. Justify your answer
0.8
0.6-
0.4-
0.2
3000
2000
Wavenumber (cm-1)
1000
80
70
60
40
30-
20
10
2000
Wavenumbers (cm-1)
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Transcribed Image Text:1- While cleaning out a laboratory shelf, you have made a mistake in labeling two bottles of ethanol and acetic acid. To identify the molecular structure of the contents of the bottle, samples were submitted for analysis using infrared spectroscopy, based on the IR results, draw the molecular structure of the molecule that would correspond to the spectrum for that compound. Justify your answer 0.8 0.6- 0.4- 0.2 3000 2000 Wavenumber (cm-1) 1000 80 70 60 40 30- 20 10 2000 Wavenumbers (cm-1) II Transmitance
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