MELTING
POINT SAMPLE PREPARATION
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Melting Point Equipment
Mel Temp II apparatus with
special thermometer Sample (in Jar)
Vial of Capillary Tubes
(Closed on one End)
Watch Glass with Capillary
Tube
Spatula
Test Tube
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Step 1
Transfer a few crystals
to the watch glass
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Step 2
Grind the crystals to
a powder
Using the end of a test
tube
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Step 3
Press open end of tube
into powder.
Collect the amount shown
in inset.
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Step 4
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This
sample is ready to insert into the melting point apparatus |
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The
sample is placed into the slot just behind the eyepiece .
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