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Electrical symbols .......................................................................................... A-12
Handling symbols .......................................................................................... A-13
B Specifications ........................................................................................ B-1
C Solvent Considerations ....................................................................... C-1
Introduction ...................................................................................................... C-2
Clean solvents .................................................................................................. C-2
Solvent quality ................................................................................................. C-2
Preparation checklist....................................................................................... C-2
Water ................................................................................................................ C-2
Buffers .............................................................................................................. C-3
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) ................................................................................... C-3
Solvent miscibility ........................................................................................... C-3
How to use miscibility numbers...................................................................... C-5
Buffered solvents ............................................................................................. C-6
Head height ....................................................................................................... C-6
Solvent viscosity ............................................................................................... C-6
Mobile phase solvent degassing ................................................................... C-7
Gas solubility ................................................................................................... C-7
Solvent degassing methods ............................................................................. C-8
Solvent degassing considerations ................................................................... C-9
Wavelength selection ...................................................................................... C-9
UV cutoffs for common solvents.................................................................... C-10
Index ..................................................................................................... Index-1