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OpenStudy (anonymous):

why do we use cold water to wash the crystals during vaccume recrystallization

OpenStudy (jfraser):

any trace ions remaining in the solvent after filtration are usually less soluble in cold water, so a final rinse with cold water will force any remaining ions to crystallize, and be caught in the filter rather than passing through and being lost

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