Chemical detection by irrediation?

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Complex man-made molecules can decompose into detectable components, which can be identified through quality assurance methods or sensory detection. The possibility of irradiating these components with resonant energy to reveal their existence is affirmed, forming the foundation of various spectroscopy techniques, including Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, infrared, and visible/UV spectroscopy. The discussion highlights that different atomic structures can be illuminated based on their components, allowing for the injection of energy to induce reactions that expose their existence. This leads to the potential for establishing mathematical relationships regarding structural behavior prior to experimentation. Methods for calculating spectra, such as Molecular Mechanics and Hartree-Fock, can be employed, with semiempirical techniques being the most commonly used for these calculations.
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Some complex/man made molecules decompose so as to leave detectable components. The detection of these components may be accomplished by QA or a good nose. However, is it possible to irradiate the suspected components with a resonant energy thereby exposing it’s existence?
 
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Yes.

This is the basis of several forms of spectroscopy such as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy and visible and UV spectroscopy.
 
the mathematics of irrediation?

Thank you, I suspected as much. It was a leading question to another one that is probably best asked as generally as the previously one, If you will stay with me please. I now know that various atomic structures may be illuminated dependant on its components and the illuminator or by injecting particular types of energy into the structure causing it to react in such a minor so as to expose its existence. If this is the case, there may be particular traits within the structure that may allow a mathematical relationship to be determined. This being possible, a predisposition may be made regarding structure behavior prior to experimentation. ?
 
Absolutely. There are numerous methods to calculate these spectra. Calculation prior to experimentation, that is, without reliance on experiment (termed 'semiempirical') is called an 'empirical' method. Examples of these empirical methods are Molecular Mechanics (MM) and Hartree-Fock. I believe that both empirical and semiempirical methods can be used to calculate spectra but the semiemprircal techniques are most often used.
 
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