The FDA Tests Dietary Supplements for Purity and Potency

question 60

True/False

The FDA tests dietary supplements for purity and potency.

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Definitions:

UV Spectra

The absorption or emission spectrum of a substance in the ultraviolet range, used to identify chemical bonding or concentration of a substance.

Electronic Transitions

Changes in the energy levels of electrons within atoms or molecules, which can result in absorption or emission of light at specific wavelengths.

Proton NMR Spectrum

A technique in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) that measures the environment of hydrogen atoms in a molecule to elucidate its structure.

Triplet

In chemistry, a term often used to describe a state of a molecule or an atom in which its electrons have a specific spin configuration leading to three closely related energy levels or quantum states.