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This chemistry experiment shows you how to produce red, orange, green, yellow, blue and purple all in one solution, all...

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Easily create beautiful needle-like crystals in solution At ChemTalk, we were so amazed by the ease and beauty of producing...

Extractions – like getting potassium metal from bananas, are a popular activity for both home and professional chemists. They are...

Some people are familiar with the process of growing crystals of copper sulfate, or even copper acetate. However, very few...