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Samuel G. Levine

Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695

J. Chem. Educ., 2001, 78 (1), p 133

DOI: 10.1021/ed078p133

Publication Date (Web): January 1, 2001

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

The term chemical shift is shown to have originated in the mistaken assumption that nuclei of a given element will all undergo resonance at the same frequency regardless of their environment.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

History / Philosophy

Keywords (Subject):

Instrumental Methods

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