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Step 4Boiling down the solution
The reaction is finished, and we're left with sodium acetate dissolved in water (with a little excess acetic acid). Now, theoretically, all we have to do is boil off the excess water until we get to a metastable supersaturated state! Ideally, anyway. I've had difficulty with this part, but let's continue...
Put the solution over medium-high heat and...
Yes, watch it boil. This isn't terribly fun.
You don't want a violent boil, but you are trying to reduce the volume of the solution, so a happy medium rolling boil should be fine.
Take note of the color of the solution when you start your boil... it should be colorless (more on that later).
The observant reader will correctly infer from the pictures that I'm making a double batch.
Put the solution over medium-high heat and...
Yes, watch it boil. This isn't terribly fun.
You don't want a violent boil, but you are trying to reduce the volume of the solution, so a happy medium rolling boil should be fine.
Take note of the color of the solution when you start your boil... it should be colorless (more on that later).
The observant reader will correctly infer from the pictures that I'm making a double batch.
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