Make sodium acetate or a hot ice heating pad

Make sodium acetate or a hot ice heating pad

In this how to video, learn to make sodium acetate (hot ice) with household items. Make a heating pad, that is re-usable more than 100 times, with this step by step science experiment.

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we1dis (-1) 1 year ago
ok i'm trying this and measured everything to a T

however when nearly all of the water is evaporated alot of foam happens in the pan and it is a yelowish green color

I NEED HELP PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY
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fredfreestyle 11 months ago
tryed 4 times and no luck...not impressed..i get a caramel smelling sticky sludge
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not-a-chem-nerd 11 months ago
this experiment is a complete fail...and it made my kitchen smell really bad
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d1g1talninja 10 months ago
i screwed up as well, but I am trying it at a lower temp, looks good so far, no where near as messy, if you have a gas stove, turn it down A LOT
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richlife2000 8 months ago
this experiment sucks you really know how to fool people.mabey we did somthing wrong but i dont know dude.
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martha2016 8 months ago
is there some1 who really know what there doing cuz my stuff came out brown and it is going to stay out untill is is crystialzed
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gyro_captain 8 months ago
Most probably boild it to fast and to hot. Slow down take your time you have to stire it all the time almost none stop. I sugest a thicker pot or coile a cloth hanger and place it between the range and your pot so it is not in direct contact with the stove. when you get a white gew or thick foam stop let it cool that will make your "cristals"

all else fails ebay :-) around 15 $ for 1 lbs
and that will make a looooot.
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Eric_the_Viking 5 months ago
i let the liqued cool in the fridge overnight.
in the morning i had grown long (1.5-2cm) very thin crystals in the bottom. are they pure sodium acetate crystals?
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