Thursday, April 26, 2012

Materials

To make ferrofluid....
We need- ferric chloride (find substitute), steel wool, coffee filters, ammonia, kerosene and some beakers


  • mix ferric chloride with water
  • add steel wool - stir until bright green
  • use a coffee filter as a strainer
  • add more ferric chloride
  • add ammonia
  • heat for a hour at boiling (in a well ventilated space)
  • let solution cool
  • add kerosene
  • pour off kerosene discard water

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