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Why is it essential to wash the precipitate with water before estimating it quantitatively?

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The precipitates may be contaminated with the adsorbed particles of some other substances (impurities) which might have been used or formed during precipitation. Therefore, it is essential to wash the precipitate to remove these adsorbed particles.
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