The Patient H.M

question 16

Multiple Choice

The patient H.M.

• A) has damage to the cerebral cortex.
• B) could not remember any information from before his operation.
• C) has no short-term memory.
• D) has great difficulty learning new facts.

Explain the concept of ring strain and its effects on cycloalkanes.

Correlate the number of hydrogen atoms in a monocyclic alkane with its carbon atoms.

Identify the conformational isomerism in cycloalkanes and butane.

Understand that the range is considered a weak measure of variability due to its dependency on only two observations.

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Definitions:

Quartet

In NMR spectroscopy, a signal that is split into four peaks, indicating an atom's hydrogen atoms are coupled to three equivalent neighboring hydrogens.

Doublet

A pattern in NMR spectroscopy indicating two adjacent protons that are not equivalent, leading to two closely spaced signals.

IR

Infrared spectroscopy, a technique used for identifying organic compounds through their unique absorption of infrared light.

NMR Data

Information obtained from nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy that provides details about the structure of molecules based on their magnetic properties.