Benzoic acid is in the process of being recrystallized. Your lab partner is in a hurry and after the impure benzoic acid is dissolved, they quickly submerge the flask in an ice bath and see crystals. Besides possibly breaking the flask, what would be the problem with this technique

Impurities will be trapped in the crystals of the benzoic acid crystallized in this manner.

Explanation:

After benzoic acid is dissolved in hot water, it should have been allowed to cool gradually before it is transferred into an ice bath.

This gradual cooling will aid the separation of impurities so that when the vessel is now submerged in an ice bath, only pure benzoic acid is recrystalized.

If the vessel is immediately submerged into an ice bath, impurities will be trapped in the crystals of the benzoic acid.

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (a) potassium(k)

it can be observed without changing the identity of the object.

it depends on what substance you're talking about as well as many other factors. in quantum mechanics, the observation of particles affects the observers ability to measure certain properties. for example: you can know the velocity of a particle, but you can't know it's position; or you can know it's position, but not it's velocity. it's like trying to find out where a grain of sand is by throwing other grains of sand at it. once you find out where it is, it's been moved. it's also like trying to find an answer to the question of whether or not a tree falling in a forest makes a sound if nobody is there to hear it. paradoxically, the only way to find out is to be there and hear it.