a student is attempting to dissolve a solid for a recrystalization.the student i

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a student is attempting to dissolve a solid for a recrystalization.the student is told how much solid is presentand how soluble the solid is in the solvent at the boiling point of the solvent the student calculates how much solvent is required to just dissolve the entire sample and measures out that exact amount of solvent she then heats it to boiling and slowly and carefully adds it to the solid drop at a time keeping the mixtyre boiling the whole time

to her annoyance not all of the solid has dissolved, what went wrong?

Explanation / Answer

At the boiling point the solvent starts to vaporize and by the time she had added the whole mixture, a pert of the solvent had been vaporized.

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