In the mass spectrum of an unknown organic compound, themolecular ion had a relative abundance of 100.0 while the M+1 hada relative abundance of 12.2.Estimate the number of carbons in the molecule.

Step 1: Understanding the M and M+1 peaksThe M peak corresponds to the molecular ion of the compound…

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In the mass spectrum of an unknown organic compound, the molecular ion had a relative abundance of 100.0 while the M+1 had a relative abundance of 12.2. Estimate the number of carbons in the molecule.