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NMR machine and spectra

NMR machine detects molecules in the solution and spectra graph

The NMR machine detects molecules in the solution and then produces a graph (or spectra) (see inset), which the scientists then interpret to see if they’ve made the molecules they intended to.

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Rights: Main image: The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, Spectra image: Bridget Stocker (MIMR)
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