List 3 significant sources of experimental error for this experiment. Discuss in detail. Justify how your sources of error would affect your results. (6 marks)

Infrared Absorption Spectrophotometry

Analysis of Liquid Samples and a Solid Unknown Using Fourier-Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrophotometry

GOAL OF THIS EXPERIMENT: a) locate functional group stretching frequencies in an IR spectrum using standards and reference tables b) determine the chemical composition (identity) of a solid unknown sample