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Date: 2 Dec 90 20:50:01 GMT
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In article <1990Nov28.203618.7294@arcturus.uucp> graham@arcturus.uucp (Thomas D. Graham) writes:
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>  I have some methanol, but I suspect that it is
>  contaminated with water.  Could I simply take a small sample, say 2 oz,
>  burn it and the remaining liquid is water??  Any ideas???  Thanks.

If you put it in the freezer, wouldn't the water percipitate out as ice?
(If you burned it, I would think the water would evaporate)

John (not a chemist) Schuch


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