an exhibit shows a peak at 2.4 minutes in a gas chromatogram. a sample of known heroin also has a retention time of 2.4 minutes using the same instrument under the same conditions. the fact that both the unknown and the known have the same retention time is indicative of their being the same substance, but it does not prove this relationship. discuss?

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assignment 3. an exhibit shows a peak at 2.4 minutes in a gas chromatogram. a sample of known heroin also has a retention time of 2.4 minutes using the same instrument under the same conditions. the fact that both the unknown and the known have the same retention time is indicative of their being the same substance, but it does not prove this relationship. discuss? 

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