1. Learning Outcomes By the end of this topic students should be able to:
Explain the principles and the working mechanism of Infrared (IR) absorption spectroscopy
Identify the molecular species that absorb IR radiation
Interpret IR spectrum
Explain stretching and bending vibrations in relation to IR absorption
Determine unknown qualitatively using IR absorption
Draw a schematic diagram of a conventional IR instrument and a fourier transform IR instrument and explain the function of each component of the instrument
Differentiate between a dispersive IR instrument and an FTIR spectrometer