Which statement best describes the carbonyl functional groups of this molecule in IR spectroscopy A H H B Carbonyl B will have the larger wavenumber because it has a larger bond order Carbonyl A will have the larger wavenumber because it has a smaller bond order Carbonyl B will have the larger wavenumber because it has a smaller bond order

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Which statement best describes the carbonyl functional groups of this molecule in IR
spectroscopy
A
H
H
B
Carbonyl B will have the larger wavenumber because it has a larger bond order
Carbonyl A will have the larger wavenumber because it has a smaller bond order
Carbonyl B will have the larger wavenumber because it has a smaller bond order
Transcribed Image Text:Which statement best describes the carbonyl functional groups of this molecule in IR spectroscopy A H H B Carbonyl B will have the larger wavenumber because it has a larger bond order Carbonyl A will have the larger wavenumber because it has a smaller bond order Carbonyl B will have the larger wavenumber because it has a smaller bond order
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