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Identify substances and evaluate their purity by using information about their melting and boiling points.

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Cambridge IGCSE ChemistryExperimental techniques and chemical analysisCore content

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Identify substances and evaluate their purity by using information about their melting and boiling points

This point belongs to Separation and purification, especially Separation and purification outcomes.
You need to be able to identify substances and evaluate their purity by using information about their melting and boiling points.
The key ideas to know are Identify and Determine.
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IdentifyDetermine

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