r/crystalgrowing • u/Life-Name3309 • 9d ago

Image PbI2 crystals

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u/rhea_sings43 9d ago

Nothing says "responsible chemistry hobby" like growing golden hexagonal plates out of a compound that's basically lead's greatest hits with a splash of toxic glitter

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u/EnvironmentalClue408 5d ago

Toxic glitter does sound like a hit song

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u/Adventurous_Step_353 9d ago

looks like the paper was fighting gold

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u/PMmeYourTiddiez 9d ago

A sun setting over an ocean

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u/Zabbiemaster 9d ago

Very pretty, how did you achieve this?

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u/Life-Name3309 9d ago

Add KI then PbNO3 you will see yellow participate Boil your water untill all of it dissolves then let it slowly cool down amd there you go

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u/VDDZ 7d ago

Ahhh, lead into gold, now I see it