Growing Crystals – Solutions Sets Up To Quickly
Posted: Wed May 22, 2019 9:17 am
I have tried repeatedly to grow sugar crystals with no success. I have been doing 3 cups of sugar to 1 cup of water. Mason jar and a wooden skewer. I have tried this experiment both high humidity conditions and low humidity conditions.
Some things that I have tried:
Putting seed crystals on my skewer Letting the skewer with the seed crystals dry overnight
Boiling the solution for a full five minutes
Sterilizing and heating the jar
Every time, my solution ends up hardening in the jar in such a way that I have a solid mass from which I cannot remove the skewer unless I melt the contents of the jar. This happens rather quickly, too. Is there some reason that this specific thing is happening? I have read a lot about crystals not forming on the string or stick, but I have not seen anything about this.
Some things that I have tried:
Putting seed crystals on my skewer Letting the skewer with the seed crystals dry overnight
Boiling the solution for a full five minutes
Sterilizing and heating the jar
Every time, my solution ends up hardening in the jar in such a way that I have a solid mass from which I cannot remove the skewer unless I melt the contents of the jar. This happens rather quickly, too. Is there some reason that this specific thing is happening? I have read a lot about crystals not forming on the string or stick, but I have not seen anything about this.