Magnetic fields are known to affect the growth of crystals, such
as glycine crystals. Due to the fact that crystals normally take a long time to
grow, we are conducting the experiment to find out if crystallisation from
solutions can be accelerated by magnetic fields. This experiment aims to
investigate the effect of the presence of a magnetic field on the growth of
zinc sulphate crystals. One beaker containing saturated zinc sulphate is placed
on top of two neodymium magnets and another beaker is placed away from the
magnetic field on the magnets. The beakers are left for 6 days before the mass
of the crystals are weighed and the differences between the beakers are
observed. The experiment is repeated to confirm the results. The results of the
experiment show that the crystals growing in the presence of a magnetic field
were more transparent than those that did not grow in the presence of a
magnetic field are smaller and more structured. However, there was no
significant difference in their masses. This can be applied in real life due to
zinc sulphate’s electrical and magnetic properties and the various significant uses
of crystals in industrialisation and water treatment devices.
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