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Borax Crystals

By Janice VanCleave

Borax is combined with laundry detergent to clean clothes. Borax is the common name for Sodium Borate.

Need a Fast Growing Crystal? Borax crystals form from a Supersaturated Borax Solution  in about three hours. Recipe for a Supersaturated Borax Solution1. Mix 1 cup of borax and 2 cups of water in a cooking pot.2. Heat the mixture to boiling, stirring so that the borax thoroughly mixes with the hot water. All the […]

Filed Under: Chemistry Tagged With: borax crystals, crystals, supersaturated

What is a Supersaturated Solution?

By Janice VanCleave

Each solution is a mixture of sugar (sucrose) and water. Sugar is the solute and water the solvent. Solution A has twice as much sugar added to the same amount of water as does solution B. Thus, Solution A is more concentrated than is Solution B. You can also say that of the two solutions, A and B, Solution B is more dilute.

What is a Solution? How do You Saturated A Solution? A solution is  a homogeneous mixture, meaning it is the same throughout. A solution can be made of more than two substance, with one of the substances being the solvent and the substances that dissolve in the solvent are called solutes. You make and use […]

Filed Under: Chemistry Tagged With: concentration, dilute, precipitate, rock candy, saturated, solute, solution, solvent, supersaturated

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