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TIL beautiful bismuth crystals can be made at home by taking the metal bismuth which has a meting point of 270°C (520°F) and hence can be easily melted in a pan, after removing the contaminants in the top layer, it is left to cool when some of the top layer is cooled the solud crystals are removed.

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