Making Rock Candy   Boil 0.25 L of water. Caution: Be sure to follow all safety precautions when boiling water. Add sugar to the water until no more sugar will dissolve. Pour the sugar solution into a glass. Tie washer to one end of string. Tie the other end of the string to a pencil. Place the pencil across the top of the glass so that the string and washer hang down into the sugar solution. Do not let the washer touch the bottom of the glass. Allow the solution to cool. After several days, observe the string. What formed on the string? Explain your observation in terms of saturation.

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  1. Boil 0.25 L of water. Caution: Be sure to follow all safety precautions when boiling water.
  2. Add sugar to the water until no more sugar will dissolve. Pour the sugar solution into a glass.
  3. Tie washer to one end of string. Tie the other end of the string to a pencil.
  4. Place the pencil across the top of the glass so that the string and washer hang down into the sugar solution. Do not let the washer touch the bottom of the glass.
  5. Allow the solution to cool. After several days, observe the string. What formed on the string? Explain your observation in terms of saturation.
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