Which of the Following Is Not True of ¹³C NMR

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not true of ¹³C NMR?

• A) The sensitivity of ¹³C NMR is much less than that of proton NMR.
• B) By simultaneously decoupling the proton region,¹³C peaks appear as singlets.
• C) (¹³C chemical shifts cover a much larger range than do ¹H chemical shifts.)
• D) The ¹³C NMR spectrum can show more peaks than there are carbons in the molecular formula.
• E) The ¹³C NMR spectrum will show one peak for each type of carbon in a molecule.

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