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Title: Melting Point
Post by: peachy-peachy on July 03, 2020, 09:38:44 PM

What might happen to a sample of organic material in a melting point determination experiment if the sample is wet?

Title: Re: Melting Point
Post by: chenbeier on July 04, 2020, 04:32:40 PM

Water will evaporate, maybe chemical reaction depending of the compound.Wrong measurement of melting point.

Title: Re: Melting Point
Post by: Babcock_Hall on July 05, 2020, 06:51:11 PM

@OP,

What do you know about the effect of impurities on melting ranges?