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Does the purified unknown have to be dried in a desiccator overnight before the mp is taken?

April 26, 2017desiccator dried MP overnight purified unknown

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Does the purified unknown have to be dried in a desiccator overnight before the mp is taken?

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Before the mixed-melting points, yes. But air-drying on the Buchner funnel followed by a half hour in the desiccator is enough drying for the samples of pure unknown. This is because both of our possible compounds melt well above 100 °C and the sample will fully dry as we heat it slowly.