Chemistry A-Level
Comparison with literature data
What Comparison with literature data means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Comparison with literature data
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The measured range is compared with a data book value for the compound synthesised, and a melting point well below the literature figure or a broad range signals impurities that recrystallisation should remove.
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