Spectra

Hyperfine splitting

When a spinning electron interacts with a magnetic nuclei that has a magnetic spin, splitting occurs. We are able to calculate how many splitting lines we will see for any unpaired species using 2nI + 1.

n – equivalent number of nuclei

I – quantum spin number {1/2, 1, 3/2….}

When there are n equivalent nuclei of spin I1 and another set of m equivalent nuclei of spin I2, we use:

[(2nI1 + 1)(2mI2 + 1)}

Hyperfine splitting determines the number of lines in the spectrum, not intensities.

For Example: