Your Prep Cook Is Arranging "Hard Boiled" Eggs on a Hors

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Essay

Your prep cook is arranging "hard boiled" eggs on a hors d'oeuvres platter. The yolks are surrounded by a dark green color. You are unhappy with their appearance. What is this discoloration called? What caused this discoloration to occur? Describe all the things that the cook should do next time to prevent this problem from occurring again.

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Definitions:

Quartet

A term used in NMR spectroscopy referring to a signal split into four peaks due to coupling with three equivalent neighboring nuclei.

Spectral Data

Information derived from spectrometry, which provides insights into the structure and composition of substances by analyzing their electromagnetic spectrum.

NMR

Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, a spectroscopic technique used to obtain structural information about molecules based on the interaction of nuclear spins when placed in a magnetic field.

IR

Infrared spectroscopy, a technique used to analyze and identify chemical substances based on their interaction with infrared light.