graphs

English translation: IR spectrum is presented as a graph

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English term or phrase:graphs
Selected answer:IR spectrum is presented as a graph
Entered by: Veronica Prpic Uhing

23:12 Aug 30, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
English term or phrase: graphs
Figs. 4, 5 show the infrared graphs of the test samples and control samples, and table 2 shows he test data.

Should they be "graphs" or "spectra"?

TIA
Jianming Sun
Local time: 17:01
spectra
Explanation:
It is called infrared spectra since "spectra" is characteristic for given compound

http://wwwchem.csustan.edu/Tutorials/INFRARED.HTM


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Note added at 3 hrs 5 mins (2005-08-31 02:17:56 GMT)
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IR spectra -- IR absorbance is measured over the range of wavelengts
Infrared graph means measurement at given wavelength.
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Veronica Prpic Uhing
United States
Local time: 04:01
Grading comment
Thank you both for kind help!
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5 +2spectra
Veronica Prpic Uhing
4 +2graph
jccantrell


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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
graph


Explanation:
Seeing as how they give you the test data, the data are probably plotted, giving you a graph.

My thought from the USA.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 02:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harry Borsje: spectrum may not be correct, unless you know that it is a plot of absorption/emission versus wavelength/frequency
8 hrs

agree  Jack Doughty
9 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
spectra


Explanation:
It is called infrared spectra since "spectra" is characteristic for given compound

http://wwwchem.csustan.edu/Tutorials/INFRARED.HTM


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Note added at 3 hrs 5 mins (2005-08-31 02:17:56 GMT)
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IR spectra -- IR absorbance is measured over the range of wavelengts
Infrared graph means measurement at given wavelength.

Veronica Prpic Uhing
United States
Local time: 04:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Croatian
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
Thank you both for kind help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson
11 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Marie-Hélène Hayles
5 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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