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Friday, September 21, 2018

Alchemy

Alchemy


Today we did Alchemy experiment it was amazing, because the colour of the coin was changed.It's very cool I like it.



















Alchemy 21 September 2018


Aim:  

I want to find out how to turn a copper coin into gold.

Equipment:

  • Copper coin
  • Bunsen burner
  • Tripod
  • Heat mat
  • Gauze mat
  • 50ml beaker
  • Scissor tongs
  • Zinc metal
  • Zinc Nitrate solution

Method:


  1. Put your safety glasses on.
  2. Set up heating equipment.
  3. Add 50ml of Zinc Nitrate to the beaker.
  4. Add the strips of zinc metal into the solution.
  5. Heat the beaker with a blue flame.
  6. Once the solution is boiling, add the Copper coin on top of the Zinc.
  7. Wait for 10mins.
  8. Using scissor tongs, get the coin and wash it under water.
  9. Still holding the coin with the scissor tongs, hold the coin in the blue flame.

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