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Alum Crystal Growing

Creating large transparent alum crystals

Grow large, transparent octahedral potassium alum crystals from a supersaturated solution.

Crystallization · Beginner (Middle School) · 30 min · 6 steps

Fractional Crystallization of Salt and Sand

Separating a mixture using solubility differences

Separate a mixture of salt and sand using fractional crystallization, demonstrating dissolution, filtration, and evaporative crystallization.

Crystallization · Beginner (Middle School) · 35 min · 7 steps

Growing Copper Sulfate Crystals

Producing large blue crystals by slow evaporation

Grow large, well-formed copper sulfate pentahydrate crystals using the slow evaporation method, demonstrating supersaturation and crystal lattice formation.

Crystallization · Beginner (Middle School) · 30 min · 6 steps

Sugar Crystal Rock Candy

Growing edible sugar crystals on a string

Grow large sugar (sucrose) crystals on a string to create rock candy, demonstrating supersaturation and nucleation with an edible product.

Crystallization · Beginner (Middle School) · 25 min · 6 steps