Chemistry A-Level
Removal of soluble and insoluble impurities
What Removal of soluble and insoluble impurities means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The hot solution is filtered to remove insoluble impurities, and cooling causes the purified compound to crystallise while soluble impurities remain in solution.
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