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| == Hardware == | | == Hardware == |
− | * NMR Tube: A thin and long glass tube that holds your sample. | + | * Your sample: |
− | * Sample spinner: A white piece of plastic that goes around the NMR tube. This serves two purposes: | + | ** Placed into an NMR Tube: A thin and long glass tube that holds your sample. |
− | ** It keeps the sample centered in the instrument | + | ** Sample spinner: A white piece of plastic that goes around the NMR tube. This serves two purposes: |
− | ** It allows the sample to the spun while inside the tube. (This is done with compressed air that is supplied to the NMR). Spinning allows for better spectra to be taken. | + | *** It keeps the sample centered in the instrument |
− | Sample gauge: There is a small hole on top of the unit toward the front. This is merely to set the height of the sample spinner. | + | *** It allows the sample to the spun while inside the tube. (This is done with compressed air that is supplied to the NMR). Spinning allows for better spectra to be taken. |
− | * Lifting the cover of the instrument, in the center, one sees where the sample is inserted. | + | * The instrument: |
− | * Underneath the cover will be a button that uses compressed air to eject the sample upward when pressed. | + | ** Sample gauge: There is a small hole on top of the unit toward the front. This is merely to set the height of the sample spinner. |
− | * There is also a switch that turns the sample spinner on and off, as well as an adjustment to change the spinning speed. | + | ** Lifting the cover of the instrument, in the center, one sees where the sample is inserted. |
| + | ** Underneath the cover will be a button that uses compressed air to eject the sample upward when pressed. |
| + | ** There is also a switch that turns the sample spinner on and off, as well as an adjustment to change the spinning speed. |
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| == Operation / Background == | | == Operation / Background == |