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Trace amounts of water in eluents for normal-phase chiral HPLC can affect peak retention time, tailing, and resolution. Adventitious water can cause irreproducible analyses. Deliberate addition of water to the eluent can improve peak resolution and save analysis time and solvent needs.
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