Sodium Acetate (Anhydrous) (Age 8 & Up, with Adult Supervision) Size:750 Expertly crafted in Vermont

Expertly crafted in Vermont

and you instantly feel the cold of the ice cube

It conducts heat and electricity very efficiently and is (nearly) transparent (though it appears black to the eye)

the particles attract and hold the molecules of liquid (such as water) by surface tension and/or "adsorption"

Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782)

Sodium Acetate (Anhydrous) (Age 8 & Up, with Adult Supervision) Size:750 Expertly crafted in VermontSodium Acetate has a wide range of uses. It is often used in the food and beverage industry as a preservative, flavouring agent, and pH control agent (Note: ours is not to be used as food!). Sodium acetate is also used in heating pads, hand warmers, and "hot ice". Check out the videos below for some great demonstrations. You can easily create your own by reacting vinegar with sodium bicarbonate ("baking soda"). For reference, you could alternatively