Exhibit 12-2 Use the Data Below to Answer the Following Question(s)

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Multiple Choice

Exhibit 12-2
Use the data below to answer the following question(s) .
Loratidine is the active ingredient in the antihistamine Claritin .Mass spectral analysis of loratidine shows M⁺ at m/z = 382 and M⁺ at m/z = 384 in an approximate ratio of 3:1 in intensity.
-Refer to Exhibit 12-2.The mass spectral data indicates that loratidine contains:

• A)fluorine
• B)chlorine
• C)bromine
• D)iodine

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