In most pure substances, melting occurs at what specific temperature?

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anor277
Apr 3, 2017

A characteristic temperature.........

Explanation:

And if given an unknown organic compound, still to best way to identify it is to perform a few tests to get an idea of what it is, make a few crystalline derivatives of the material, and then compare the melting points of the derivatives to the literature. The preparation of 2 derivatives of known melting point conclusively gives the identity of the unknown.

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