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Recrystallization of Benzoic Acid

Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 1:02 pm
by LucyChem
Hello everyone! I'm new here.

I need to know if adding activated carbon to remove insoluble impurities during benzoic acid recrystallization (using water as solvent) affects it's chemical equation? So far I have C7H6O2(aq)+H2O(l)-->C7H5O2(aq)+H3O(aq).