Copper Sulfate Lab Report

In this lab experiment there was one goal and that goal was to use a chemical such as Copper Sulfate to grow crystals from a water solution. This experiment will be a prime example of how minerals crystallize from molten rock material. The whole goal of this experiment is to predict at what exact temperature crystallization will occur in our solution. To obtain this data we will have to have a few different materials and exact measurements. For example we used 50 mg of a concentrated solution this solution will later be raised to a temperature in which we think crystallization will occur. The highest temperature reached was 68 degrees celsius. This experiment also included wool socks that were used as an insulator.
First of all we used exactly 50mg of our concentrated solution. After we have the concentrated solution it will be raised in temperature to a minimum of 63 degrees celsius and to a maximum of 68 degrees celsius at which crystallization will occur. This exact temperature was calculated using a solubility curve, and it helped fined at what exact temperature our solution went from undersaturated to a saturated solution or also known as a supersaturated solution. We started of with a very small crystal that weighed .50 mg. This crystal was later placed into our solution after it was dissolved and increased to

The once small crystal is now a much bigger crystal with many other crystals forming on the rim of the beaker and also the bottom. The biggest crystal that was harvested from my beaker was a rhombus shape mineral that glistened in the light, while the rest of the crystals was compacted at the bottom of the beaker. The crystals of the bottom of the beaker were formed there because of residue that fell of from the original crystal into the bottom. In total weight the crystals came out at 29.4