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Organic solids are best purified by a. recrystallization b. vacuum distillation c. fractional distillation d. simple distillation

Organic solids are best purified by a. recrystallization b. vacuum distillation c. fractional distillation d. simple distillation

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Organic solids are best purified by

a. recrystallization
b. vacuum distillation
c. fractional distillation
d. simple distillation
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Purification of organic compounds can be done by various methods namely distillation method, crystallization, etc. In distillation, compounds can be purified on the basis of their boiling point (it is the temperature at which the liquid starts boiling). There are different types of distillation namely, simple distillation, steam distillation, fractional distillation, vacuum distillation.    

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