Chemistry A-Level
Identifying functional groups in unknowns
What Identifying functional groups in unknowns means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Selecting a reagent, adding it to a small sample in a test tube, recording what is seen and matching that observation to a functional group.
Topics that use Identifying functional groups in unknowns
- Chromatography and qualitative analysis (OCR A-Level)
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