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You are instructed to cool the recrystallization flask to room temperature and then to 0 °C ""to maximize the recovery of desired material""..... how does this maximize the recovery?

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Answer:

So that some of the sample doesn't dissolve

Step-by-step explanation:

This happens because of the chemical properties of the material, which is that, when it's at a certain temperature that is not too cold and then it's cooled at a very drastic rate, the material will actually grow on size and this prevents the material form dissolving.

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