The peak in the UV-VIS spectrum of acetone [(CH3)2CO] corresponding to the n * transition appears at

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The peak in the UV-VIS spectrum of acetone [(CH3)2C═O] corresponding to the n → π* transition appears at 279 nm when hexane is the solvent, but shifts to 262 nm in water. Which is more polar, the ground electronic state or the excited state?
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Organic Chemistry

ISBN: 978-0072905014

4th edition

Authors: Francis A. Carey

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