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• Magnetic field at the nucleus depends on magnetic shielding of
surrounding electron clouds, depends on molecular
environment
• resonant frequencies of protons in fat and water differ by 3.4
ppm
-9
-6
-3
0
3
6
9
Chemical Shift (ppm)
Signal intensity
Water
Fat
Water-fat shift