Observations

As our group added the aluminum to the 15mL of 6M KOH, the substance sizzled and bubbled and then turned a dark color that was almost black. After putting the reaction turned into a mushy substance and it's dissolving. The liquid that was coming out of the filter paper was clear and water-looking. When the. When the crystals formed they looked flat and flaky, after we let them rest over night they looked bigger and rounder.

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