Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments
Macroscale and Microscale Organic Experiments
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ISBN: 9781305577190
Author: Kenneth L. Williamson, Katherine M. Masters
Publisher: Brooks Cole
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Chapter 4, Problem 2Q
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The milliliters of boiling water that are required to dissolve 25g of phthalic acid is to be determined. Also, the grams of phthalic acid that would recrystallize out is to be determined.

Concept introduction:

Recrystallization is a technique that is used to purify the impure compounds. It is based on the principle that the solubility of substances increases with the increase in temperature.

Following are some of the types of recrystallization:

  1. Single-solvent recrystallization
  2. Multi-solvent recrystallization
  3. Hot filtration-recrystallization

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