The film provides an introduction to crystal growth and structure, focusing on sodium chloride (common salt) as a primary example. It details the process of crystal formation under a microscope, ...

The atoms and molecules that make up all substances are connected in a particular way for each substance. In crystals, the particles repeat in a pattern that gives the crystal its special shape. Some ...

Professor Jack Clegg from UQ's School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences ... given that there are millions of different types of crystals already known and many more yet to be discovered ...

Depending on their test, the researchers used different types of ions and neutral ... Extreme Environment of a Coulomb Crystal, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.

The second contains a solution of the chemical sodium acetate and a small metal disc. When the disc is bent, crystals of sodium acetate begin to form. This process of changing from a liquid to a solid ...

Professor Jack Clegg from UQ’s School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences said the ... “This is an exciting prospect given that there are millions of different types of crystals already known and ...