Suppose you have prepared s compound which is reported in the literature to have a pale blue color. When dissolving the substance in hot solvent prior recrystallization, the resulting solution is blue. Should you use decolorizing charcoal before allowing the hot solution to cool? Explain your answer.

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Suppose you have prepared s compound which is reported in the literature to have a pale blue color. When dissolving the substance in hot solvent prior recrystallization, the resulting solution is blue. Should you use decolorizing charcoal before allowing the hot solution to cool? Explain your answer.
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