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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

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Abstract

As is implied in the name, nuclear magnetic resonance (or NMR) is concerned with the magnetic properties of certain atomic nuclei, notably the nucleus of the hydrogen atom—the proton—and that of the carbon-13 isotope of carbon.

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Main Texts

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Kemp, W. (1991). Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. In: Organic Spectroscopy. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-15203-2_3

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