Crystallization of Supersaturated Sodium Acetate - The Reaction

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A solution of sodium acetate in water is in a flask. A few small crystals of sodium acetate are placed on the top of the laboratory bench. The solution from the flask is poured over the crystals. As the solution contacts the crystals, its color changes from clear to white very rapidly and it crystallizes into a solid mound of material that builds up into a fairly tall vertical structure.

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