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CHM 102 Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis in Organic Chemistry Objective Question

Question

In ¹H NMR, what does the integration (area under a peak) indicate?
Options
A Chemical shift
B Number of protons giving that signal
Correct Answer
C Number of neighboring protons
D Hybridization
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Integration is proportional to the number of hydrogen atoms responsible for that signal, allowing determination of relative proton counts.

Hint

Area under peak = number of H.

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