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(a) Why do most long-chain fatty acids show a large peak in the mass spectrum at m/...

(a) Why do most long-chain fatty acids show a large peak in the mass spectrum at m/ z60?

(b) Use equations to explain the prominent peaks at m/z74 and m/z87 in the mass

spectrum of 2-methylpentanoic acid.

(c) Why doesn’t the mass spectrum of 2-methylpentanoic acid show a large peak at m/z 60?

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