Ethanol and water are a good solvent pair. Why couldn't you use ethanol alone? When/why do you use mixed solvents (not a single solvent) for recrystallization?
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Step 1: Ethanol alone may not always be able to dissolve all of the compound during recrystallization because some compounds may not be completely soluble in ethanol. Show more…
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