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Recrystallisation - Summary Notes
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Recrystallisation
Recrystallisation is a process used for the purification of an organic solid
Dissolve the impure compound in a minimum amount of hot solvent
Filter the mixture to remove insoluble impurities
Cool the mixture to allow crystals to form
Filter the mixture to remove soluble impurities
Wash the crystals formed with cold solvent
Dry the crystals
A diagram showing steps 1-3 of the process
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- A-Level Chemistry (F334) (What's in a Medicine?) Note on Recrystallisation - Summary Notes, created by Carter Bartlett on 21/12/2014.
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