Chemistry Using FTIR to see structure change in quinine after exposing it to light for 2hr seems like quinine degraded. Can it degrade by exposure to UV light for hours? What source of errors could have happened? I know that maybe I used small concentration.

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Using FTIR to see structure change in quinine after exposing it to light for 2hr

seems like quinine degraded. Can it degrade by exposure to UV light for hours?

What source of errors could have happened? I know that maybe I used small concentration.

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