Chemistry A-Level
Identification by comparison with a standard
What Identification by comparison with a standard means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Running a standard of the suspected compound and comparing its retention time with that of the unknown peak; a match supports identification and a mismatch rules the compound out.
Topics that use Identification by comparison with a standard
- Chromatography and qualitative analysis (OCR A-Level)
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