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Offline peachy-peachy

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Melting Point
« 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?

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Re: Melting Point
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2020, 04:32:40 PM »
Water will evaporate, maybe chemical reaction depending of the compound.Wrong measurement of melting point.

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Re: Melting Point
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2020, 06:51:11 PM »
@OP,

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

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