[taurean]

What are corrected and uncorrected melting points?

[taurean]

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What are corrected and uncorrected melting points?

[MOTOBALL]

Measure the m.pt. using any thermometer taken at random---this is UNCORRECTED

Measure the m. pt. using a calibrated thermometer---this is CORRECTED.

[OC pro]

Most melting points you see in papers nowadays are uncorrected. A corrected melting point can be obtained by using a reference substance with a known melting point. If one measures the melting point of this reference compound on any apparatus available (remember the melting point is known, let it be y) one will obtain a certain melting point x. If x=y no correction has to be done. But if it differs, all melting points of samples with unknown melting points have to be corrected by the factor z (difference between x and y).

[taurean]

Thank you OC Pro and Motoball.

OC Pro, it was a very good and clear explanation, appreciate it!