Crystal Growing
When you wash old copper pennies with vinegar, the pennies react with the vinegar to form a blue compound called copper (II) acetate. Now, if you let that vinegar dry, small, black crystals will be left behind in the dish. Those are copper acetate crystals. It turns out you can grow much bigger …
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How to grow clusters of copper sulfate crystals? Will the string get stuck inside the crystal? Can I grow them on rocks and bones? This article is a companion to my main guide The Best Way to Grow Big Copper Sulfate Crystals. If you haven’t seen it, I suggest you check that one out …
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Copper sulfate is a chemical compound that produces stunning blue crystals. Plus, it’s really easy to grow them. In fact, it’s one of the easiest compounds to grow crystals with. There are already many guides on growing copper sulfate online. But most of them do not have detailed procedures. …
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It is very important to use pure copper sulfate when growing crystals with it. This is because the purer your raw materials, the nicer the crystals will be. The importance of purification Crystals grown properly from pure solutions have flat faces and sharp edges. They are also quite translucent. …
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