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Offline astrapw

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Decanting a liquid
« on: October 21, 2006, 10:13:41 PM »
I looked this up online and I am finding that when you decant a liquid, you are pouring off liquid from one container into another.  Is this correct in terms of chemistry?
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Re: Decanting a liquid
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2006, 10:24:06 PM »
Basically.  Usually the purpose is to separate the liquid from a solid which is at the bottom of the container.
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Re: Decanting a liquid
« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2006, 06:44:12 AM »
as long as you don't loose the solid with the eluting liquid it is not a problem
just take care during sepatation
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