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Sodium acetate, CH3COONa, also abbreviated NaOAc, also known as sodium ethanoate, is the sodium salt of acetic acid. This colorless salt has a wide range of uses, including the amazing “hot ice”. From Wikihow: Dissolve as much sodium acetate as you can in hot, almost boiling water.Add water into your pan. You want to add just enough so that the sodium acetate dissolves. The key is to “pack” or “supersaturate” the water with sodium acetate, so don’t add too much water. The less water you add, the more dense the solution will be, and the better the crystals.When dissolved, pour the solution into a glass of any size. Make sure the remaining undissolved sodium acetate stays within the pan. Do not let undissolved material get into the glass.Cool the glass of the solution in the refrigerator for an hour.Pour your solution into a tray or container. Be careful not to spill any, and make sure the solution doesn’t come into contact with any solid sodium acetate. This step is optional, but in case you want a better container in which to view the hot ice formation, here’s your chance. Cover it with a wet lid and make sure that there are no solid bits around the container.Touch the solution with a bit of the solid sodium acetate on a toothpick. The solution should turn into a solid as soon as it is touched. By introducing a “seed” crystal, you just created a nucleation center, triggering the process of solidification. It gets really warm! No additional shipping charge for additional pounds. Think of all the aggravation, money, gas or electricity that you can save by not having to boil soda and vinegar together yourself. We sell sodium acetate at below the price of the individual components.