What is crystallization?

Crystallization is a state change from liquid to solid form. Water or other liquid freezing causes crystallation. Many chemicals will crystallize as well out of supersaturated solutions. read more

Crystallization is the (natural or artificial) process by which a solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal. Some of the ways by which crystals form are precipitating from a solution, freezing, or more rarely deposition directly from a gas. read more

Other articles where Crystallization is discussed: separation and purification: Crystallization and precipitation: Crystallization is a technique that has long been used in the purification of substances. Often, when a solid substance (single compound) is placed in a liquid, it dissolves. read more