Chemistry A-Level
Reduced pressure
What Reduced pressure means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Reduced pressure
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Reference: OCR
Pressure below the filter that is lower than atmospheric pressure, which draws liquid through the filter faster than gravity filtration.
Topics that use Reduced pressure
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- Comparison with literature data
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- Functional group identification
- Functional group recognition
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