р-хylene о-хуlene p-xylene mp 0-xylene mp = -25 degrees C, bp = 144 degrees C, density = 0.880 g/cm3, insol in water 13 degrees C, bp = 137 degrees C, density = 0.861 g/cm3, insol in water You have purchased a sample of p-xylene and want to know if it contains any o-xylene. Which would be the most effective analytical method? a) gas chromatography b) melting point c) infrared spectroscopy d) thin layer chromatography

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Can someone help me figure out which analytical method would be the most effective for this probelm? I don't think B (melting pt) and C (infrared spectroscopy= functional groups) are the most effective. 

р-хylene
о-хуlene
p-xylene mp
0-xylene mp = -25 degrees C, bp = 144 degrees C, density = 0.880 g/cm3, insol in water
13 degrees C, bp = 137 degrees C, density = 0.861 g/cm3, insol in water
You have purchased a sample of p-xylene and want to know if it contains any o-xylene.
Which would be the most effective analytical method?
a) gas chromatography b) melting point c) infrared spectroscopy d) thin layer chromatography
Transcribed Image Text:р-хylene о-хуlene p-xylene mp 0-xylene mp = -25 degrees C, bp = 144 degrees C, density = 0.880 g/cm3, insol in water 13 degrees C, bp = 137 degrees C, density = 0.861 g/cm3, insol in water You have purchased a sample of p-xylene and want to know if it contains any o-xylene. Which would be the most effective analytical method? a) gas chromatography b) melting point c) infrared spectroscopy d) thin layer chromatography
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