App of the Month: NMR Isotopes
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APP NAME: NMR Isotopes
OFFERED BY: Francois-Xavier Coudert
PLATFORMS: iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch (Requires iOS 3.0 or later)
WHAT IT DOES: The NMR Isotopes app is designed to allow users to keep reference data for all nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-active isotopes in their pocket. According to the company, the app enables users to select spectrometer frequency, sort nuclides by frequency or atomic number, and select elements using the periodic table.
COST: Free
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