Rock candy is a great example of crystallization in
Chapter 20, Problem 32(choose chapter or problem)
Rock candy is a great example of crystallization in asupersaturated solution. Dissolve as much sugar as possible insome boiling water, then allow the solution to cool. To formcrystals you need a place for them to nucleate. Tie some stringto a weight and lower the string into the solution before itcools. The longer you leave the string undisturbed in the solution,the larger the crystals of sugar. Although rock candy is acrystalline solid, it is not classified as a mineral. Why?
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