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In a solution, a solvent (water) can only hold a certain amount of solute. This is called the solubility of a solution. When the temperature of the solution is increased, hot water can dissolve more solid substance than cold water. This is because heated water molecules move farther apart, making room for more solid substance to dissolve. When no more of the solid substance can be dissolved, the solution is said to be saturated. As this solution cools, the water molecules move closer together again and there's less room for the solution to hold onto as much of the dissolved solid.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoWhen a solution is heated, its solubility increases. When it gets cooled, its solubility reduces back as according to the temperature. The dissolved solids get displaced out of the solution and forms solids. When done using a fridge, the solution is cooled down quickly, reducing the solubility at a higher rate as well. As a result, instead of getting powders, they are displaced out together as a whole lump (or in this case crystals).
Eg.
10g of solid A dissolves in water at 100 deg C
5g of solid A dissolves in water at 25 deg C
2g of solid A dissolves in water at 10 deg C
When at 100 deg C, 10g of solid A is dissolved.
When left out in the open, the temperature drops to room temperature in 30 minutes. As such, the solution has 30 minutes to displace the solids in the solution. When it is at room temperature, it is usually in smaller pieces, or powdered.
When put in the fridge, the temperature way faster (lets assume 10 minutes). For this situation, the solution needs to displace 8g of dissolved solids within 10 minutes. This means that more solids would have to be displaced in a shorter time, causing the pieces to come out in a larger size.
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∙ 7y agoA saturated solution is one with as much chemical dissolved in it as it will hold. The saturation point is temperature-dependent: a liter of water might be able to hold 100 grams of Chemical A at 20 degrees C and 150 grams of it at 38 degrees C. If you bring a liter of water to 38 degrees C and dissolve 150 grams of Chemical A into it, when you reduce the temperature of the solution to 20 degrees C the 50 grams of Chemical A the solution isn't capable of supporting will drop out of solution. If you need a truly saturated solution this is a way to get it - heat up some water, dissolve more chemical than it'll hold at room temperature, let it cool down and filter out the precipitate.
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∙ 12y agobeacuse the saturated solutions provide nutrients for them to grow
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∙ 7y agoSlow cooling - allows 'layers' of the solution to build up on the surface of small crystals. Rapid cooling doesn't give the solution enough time to form multiple layers.
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∙ 7y agoAt low temperature the solubilty decrease.
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∙ 11y agoThat's exactly what I was about to ask!
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Why crystals start to form as saturated solution is being cooled?
On cooling saturated solutions, the excess solute precipitates as a solid. This can take the form of a powder or a crystal structure.
What is meant by a solution being saturated?
When a solution is saturated that indicates that solution is at a maximum concentration. The solvent is unable to dissolve more of the solute. If more of the solute it placed in the solution, it will not dissolve, yet rather sit at the bottom as a crystallised form. The temperature can also affect the capacity of the solvent's abilities to dissolve the solute eg. it is easier to dissolve sugar into a drink if it is hot than when it is cold. Sometimes if the drink cools down, the crystals settle at the bottom. -- Neenish Tart
Can you make a crystal using soda?
A saturated Soda (Sodium Carbonate) solution can be used to grow crystals but it is not a good choice because the resultant crystals will dry out in air and effloresce ("flower out") to form a white powder.
Which temperature do salt crystals grow better in?
Yes, lower is the temperature fast is the growing rate of crystals. <P> <P>The temperature of water does have an affect on making salt crystals. Salt is more soluble in hot water than in cool water, so a trick to forming crystals is to dissolve as much salt as possible in hot water, and then allow it to cool. As the water cools, less salt can be dissolved, and the extra forms crystals.</P>
What are sugar crystals made of?
Sugar crystals form from over saturated sugar in the mixture.
What type of solution will form crystals?
a saturated solution will form crystals
What type of solution is most likely to form crystals as it cools?
A supersaturated solution is most likely to form crystals as it cools.
What is crystallisation of salts?
When there is no more solute can be dissolved in a solution, a saturated solution is obtained. When a hot saturation solution is cooled down the solute will come out in solid form as a crystal. Small crystals will be found in fast cooling. If we hang a small crystal in a h ot saturated solution it will grow bigger when it cools slowly. When there is no more solute can be dissolved in a solution, a saturated solution is obtained. When a hot saturation solution is cooled down the solute will come out in solid form as a crystal. Small crystals will be found in fast cooling. If we hang a small crystal in a h ot saturated solution it will grow bigger when it cools slowly.
If a crystal cools rapidly it would be?
Not enough information. Some crystals will break if they cool rapidly, some crystals will not form correctly if the solution cools too quickly.
Why would crystals diffuse faster in hot water than in cold water?
It depends how saturated the salt solution is. The more saturated with salt, the faster crystals will form.
Why Hydrated copper sulfate crystals cannot be obtained from a solution by direct heating?
Heating the saturated solution of Copper sulfate will not form the hydrated copper sulfate crystals because only after cooling down the saturated solution of copper sulfate then only the crystals of the hydrated copper sulfate can be formed
Why crystals start to form as saturated solution is being cooled?
On cooling saturated solutions, the excess solute precipitates as a solid. This can take the form of a powder or a crystal structure.
When magma cools too fast what happens to the size of the crystals?
When magma cools fast, crystals are small.Less time to form crsytalsWhen magma cools slow, crystals are large.More time to form crystalsWhen magma cools very fast, crystals do not form; nothing.Very less time to formWhen magma cools very slow, large crystals form; a LOT.A lot more time to form
What below the Earths's surface cools and hardens to form mineral crystals?
Molten magma cools and hardens to form mineral crystals.
What are two main ways that mineral form?
when water evaporates, as in a dry climate, ions that are left behind can come together to form crystals like the halite crystals. Or if too much of a substance is dissolved in water, ions can come together and crystals of that substance can begin to for in the solution.
What affects the size of crystals formed from magma?
The rate at which the magma cools affects the size of the crystals that form. If it cools slowly, large crystals will form. If it cools rapidly, small crystals will form.if it takes the rock a long time to cool down the crystals will be bigger if the rock takes a short time to cool the crystals will be smaller
How do small crystals form?
Answer: Crystals usually form from molten rock as the molten rock gradually cools. If the molten rock cools very rapidly, then either small crystals form or no crystals form. An example of this is when lava is ejected from a volcano. If molten rock cools slowly, then large crystals can form. This happens usually when the molten material is very deep in the Earth. Examples of these types of crystals are diamonds, emeralds, rubies, etc.
