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Stretching and bending vibrations in organic compounds such as 5-hexene-2-one represent different energy levels within a molecule that can be detected by using infrared spectrophotometry.
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Stretching and bending vibrations in organic compounds such as 5-hexene-2-one represent different energy levels within a molecule that can be detected by using infrared spectrophotometry.
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Marcel Gilles Jozef Minnaert
Belgian astronomer