The document discusses infrared spectroscopy. It begins with an overview of spectroscopy and defines key terms like spectrometer and spectrum. It then focuses on infrared spectroscopy, explaining that it identifies functional groups in molecules based on their interaction with infrared radiation. The document outlines the infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum and discusses the principle and instrumentation of infrared spectroscopy. It describes different vibration modes observed in molecules and regions of infrared spectra, namely the functional group region and fingerprint region. Applications of infrared spectroscopy include identification of compounds and detection of impurities. In the end, it provides an example of using the fingerprint region to distinguish between structural isomers.