Instructions: Refer to the Mass Spectrum of 2-Methylbutane Shown Below

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Essay

Instructions: Refer to the mass spectrum of 2-methylbutane shown below to answer the following question(s). (Spectrum obtained from: SDBSWeb: http://www.aist.go.jp/RIODB/SDBS/)
Refer to instructions. What peak represents the base peak?

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