Question

After heating the solution, you decant the liquid and wash the remaining solid with distilled water. What you are removing by this washing?

Answer 1

Answer:

The solvent

Explanation:

After the solid is recoverd by decanting the liquid, some solvent particles may still adhere to the solid.

In order to remove the solvent that may have adhered to the solid completely , the solid is washed before it is now dried.