Hydrogen Environments

One signal per kind of H

An interactive lesson with 5 steps, about 5 minutes: you predict, drag and solve, with instant feedback on every answer. It runs in your browser and needs JavaScript.

What you’ll learn

• One NMR signal per set of equivalent hydrogens.
• Symmetry and free rotation make hydrogens equivalent.

Steps

1. Magnets inside molecules
2. Colour ethanol
3. Symmetry helps
4. Benzene
5. Methyl acetate