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Among the following solutes, water, acetone, ethanol, which was observed to be the most suitable for recrystal

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Among the following solutes, water, acetone, ethanol, which was observed to be the most suitable for recrystallization of acetanilide? Why?

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  1. Water.  1 gram of acetanilide is soluble in 20 ml of boiling water and 185 grams of water at STP.

    You want to choose a solvent that can:

    Dissolves the compound when boiling.

    The compound is insoluble in at room temperature.

    Boiling point is lower than compounds melting point (110-111oC for acetanilide)

    Good compound recovery from cooled solvent.

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