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A small sample from a vial of phenol melts at 39-40 °C. A larger sample from...

A small sample from a vial of phenol melts at 39-40 °C. A larger sample from the same vial melts at 39-43 °C.

a) Does the wider range mean the larger sample is less pure?
b) Does the wider range mean the larger sample is more pure?
c) Explain why the larger sample has a higher, wider range.

*** I learned that a wider range means that a sample is impure. However, I'm wondering why the size of the sample could cause this wider range, instead of impurities.

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