Recrystallization for Solid Compound Purity

Recrystallization is a technique for purifying solid compounds. It uses the fact that solids are often more soluble in hot liquids than in cold liquids. An impure solid is dissolved in a hot liquid until the solution becomes saturated, meaning it holds as much dissolved material as it can at that temperature.

Recrystallization is a purification technique for solid compounds.

To perform recrystallization, an impure solid compound is mixed with hot solvent to form a saturated solution. As this solution cools, the solubility of the compound decreases, and pure crystals grow from solution.

Recrystallization is often used as a final step after...