Growing A Sour Citric Acid Crystal

Here’s how to grow large, transparent single crystals from citric acid. Citric acid, the same stuff that makes lemons sour, can form beautiful, clear crystals with just a bit of patience. --- MATERIALS I bought my materials in Malaysia, but the items below are similar ones available on Amazon — they work just as well if you’d like to try this experiment yourself. • Citric acid powder: https://amzn.to/4p3u5xx • 3000 mL beaker: https://amzn.to/43q3dzy • Electric burner: https://amzn.to/47MeHi8 • Nylon fishing line (clear, 0.14 mm): https://amzn.to/3XlgZjo • Plastic petri dish (90 × 15 mm): https://amzn.to/43YeDdX • Precision tweezers: https://amzn.to/47AS0yB • Digital scale: https://amzn.to/4olYTsy These are Amazon affiliate links — I may earn a small commission if you purchase through them, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting this channel! --- VIDEO CHAPTERS 00:00 Buying the citric acid 00:11 Preparing the solution 00:42 Growing seed crystals 01:14 Seed crystals have formed 01:59 Hanging the seed crystal 02:26 Checking on the crystal 03:30 Moving to a new beaker 05:01 Checking the crystal again 06:16 Harvesting the crystal 07:05 weighing the crystal 07:25 Final result --- Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.