Carbon has two stable isotopes, 12C, abundance 98.892%, and 13C, abundance 1.108%. In the mass spectrum of a hydrocarbon that contains five carbon atoms, what would you expect to be the relative height of the M+ to the M+1+ peak? Explain.

Carbon has two stable isotopes, 12C, abundance 98.892%, and 13C, abundance 1.108%. In the mass spectrum of a hydrocarbon that contains five carbon atoms, what would you expect to be the relative height of the M+ to the M+1+ peak? Explain.

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