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What does a 97.9% purity with a method section attached let me conclude?

Asked 16 Nov 2025Modified 8 months agoViewed 9.3k times
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Conditions: 97.9% · method section.

The figures are clear enough; the question is what they mean and what they do not.

I can supply the numbers if the specifics change the answer.

What would I need in addition before this supported a decision?

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askedgreta_holzmann23k2716 Nov 2025
6Is the comparison against a supplier certificate or against a second independent result? – pip_okonjo 3 months ago
5Voting to keep this open — it is more specific than it first looks. – lyoph_cake 2 months ago
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