How Do You Grow Table Salt Or Sodium Chloride Crystals?
Table salt or sodium chloride crystals are great crystals to try if you’ve never grown crystals before because it’s easy to find salt and water (the ingredients), the crystals are non-toxic, and no special equipment is required. Let’s get started!Difficulty: EasyTime Required: a few hours to several days, depending on your methodHere’s How: • Stir salt into boiling hot water until no more salt will dissolve (crystals start to appear at the bottom of the container). Be sure the water is as close to boiling as possible. Hot tap water is not sufficient for making the solution. • If you want crystals quickly, you can soak a piece of cardboard in this supersaturated salt solution. Once it is soggy, place it on a plate or pan and set it in a warm and sunny location to dry out. Numerous small salt crystals will form. • If you are trying to form a larger, perfect cubic cryst
