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Where can you find a alum crystal seed?
You can purchase alum crystal seeds online or at hobby stores that sell chemistry supplies. They are commonly used in crystal growing kits or experiments.
What would happen if a potassium alum seed crystal is placed in a supersaturated copper sulfate solution?
The potassium alum seed crystal will not induce the formation of copper sulfate crystals. Each substance forms its own distinct crystal structure, so the seed crystal must be made of the same substance as the solution for crystal growth to occur.
Why should you not wash alum crystals in water?
Alum crystals are made of aluminum potassium sulfate, and are usually made by slowly dehydrating an aqueous solution of aluminum potassium sulfate. So, when you put water back onto a dried crystal, you will begin to dissolve it again.
How do you turn alum crystals back into alum?
To turn alum crystals back into hydrated potassium aluminium sulfate, you can dissolve the crystals in water and then let the solution evaporate slowly. The crystals will reform as the water evaporates.
What chemicals make crystals grow the largest?
Chemicals that promote crystal growth typically include a solvent for dissolving the crystal substance, a source of the crystal material itself, and sometimes a seed crystal to initiate growth. Common examples include salt, sugar, and alum in water solutions. However, the exact composition and conditions for growing large crystals can vary based on the specific crystal substance being grown.
What is the colour of potash alum'?
Potash alum is typically white or colorless in its pure form. However, it can also appear in shades of off-white or pale pink due to impurities or crystal structure variations.
What type of crystal structure is aluminum-potassium sulfate?
KAl(SO4)2·11(H2O), Kalinite, is in the monoclinic crystal system. New Answer: Actually, the OP is almost certainly asking about aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate, KAl(SO4)2·12(H2O), more commonly known as alum, which has a face centered cubic crystal structure.
What dangers might there be from Hydrogen gas formation when converting an alum crystal?
i think it might be explosion. because H2 is very easy to be explode.
Why does alum make big crystals?
It's not that only alum makes big crystals.. There are so many compounds that can make big crystals. Even Sodium Hydroxide makes very good and big crystals. For crystals you need a uniform arrangement of atoms in space. For big crystals all you need is patience. The slower is the crystallization process the bigger crystals are formed. What industries do is called seeding. They make a good concentrated solution of the compound whose crystals are needed and then they put a crystal of the same compound in the solution. The new crystals form and attach to the crystal making quick and big crystals.
Where is the Alum Creek in Alum Creek located?
The address of the Alum Creek is: Fuquay Creek, Alum Creek, 25003 0530
What are deodorant stones made of?
Potassium Alum. There are two types of potassium alum, natural and synthetic, and deodorant stones are made from both. Natural potassium alum deodorant stones are translucent, colorless crystal stones or rocks, and synthetic potassium alum deodorant stones are opaque and whitish, and look compacted.
Alum the spice?
Alum is a spice for food.
