Discover the fascinating process of growing vibrant crystals from potassium ferricyanide, copper sulfate, and potassium alum ...

One of the staples of kitchen chemistry for kids is making sugar crystals or rock candy. Why not? It is educational and it tastes good, too. [Science with Screens] has a different kind of crystal in ...

This outlines one way to carry out the practical using copper(II) oxide powder and dilute sulfuric acid. Eye protection must be worn. 1. Add some dilute sulfuric acid to a small beaker. 2. Add some ...

If you have ever fancied a sapphire ring like Kate Middleton’s or a crown like the Queen’s, you could grow you own. Physicists have grown a replica of the Imperial State Crown and the Duchess of ...

Evaporation close evaporationThe process in which a liquid changes state and turns into a gas. is used to separate a soluble solid from a liquid. For example, copper sulfate is soluble in water – its ...

A scientist-turned-artist has taken dead bees and used them as a scaffold for deep blue copper sulphate crystals. Simon Park, a senior lecturer in microbiology at the University of Surrey, told ...