Grow Crystals

Step 4 Place the "Seed" and Wait

Lastly, place your prepared wire and button in the solution so that the button is suspended about half way into the jar. Do not move the jar once this is done. Leave the jar as it is for 24 hours. Crystals will have grown around the button and along the wire. Leaving your jar for longer will produce larger crystals. Remember, the more saturated your solution was, the bigger your crystals will be. You can remove the crystals from the jar and dry them with some paper towels. You have now made some Copper Sulphate crystals!

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Comments

[911no]

What can be made with these crystals? can you make jewelry?

[Eirinn]

The crystals are toxic, i suggest you don't ;) they're usualy made in high school chemistry experiments.

[loverbey]

this might have been mentioned at the start!

[Eirinn]

It really should have.

The chemical was once used as a vomit inducing drug. I doubt they're lethal (everything is lethal in large quantities, even water).

[solipsil]

I'm wondering, is there a translucent material that can be painted on to "seal" it and prevent its decay? this could make an awesome necklace..

[albaroxxs4life]

where can we buy Cupric Sulfate???

[fallenpiano]

in some home improvement stores they sell it as stump remover or allege killer, I had no luck at lows or homedepot so i just went to ebay and bought 2lbs for $11

[sullidish]

can you touch the crystal after it has formed?

[Shadowfury]

Yes. Cupric Sulfate is not harmful to skin. Just do not ingest the crystals, due to their toxicity.