alleryDuring recrystallisation, impurity molecules usually stay in solution because they
Aevaporate on heating
Breact with the solvent
Cfit the crystal poorly
Dare always insoluble
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. fit the crystal poorly
Impurity molecules seldom deposit on the ordered surface of the desired crystal, so they remain dissolved.
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