Continuation of Method 1

Step 6- Put the glass beaker in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to maximum and hour tops.
The temperature in which the solution is saturated is brought down.
In general the crystals are supposed to crystallize when brought below this point but as the sodium acetate is in a supersaturated liquid state it super-cools
 This indicates that it will not crystallize even when it goes below its normal temperature.

Step 7- Pour out the liquid into a container, beaker or tray.

The solution must not be spilled or come in contact with the sodium acetate trihydrate powder.









Step 8- You can either add a pinch of powder onto the solution by hand or you can use a toothpick

The liquid solution will automatically as soon as it come in contact with the sodium acetate powder.

When the 'seed crystal' is introduced into the solution, a nucleation center has been created resulting to solidification being triggered.




Step 9- The solid in the tray will be radiating heat due to the crystals releasing energy in the reaction.

The solid will radiate heat of approximately 54 degrees Celsius or 130 degrees Fahrenheit.