Nucleation Controlled Growth of Cadmium Oxalate Crystals in Agar Gel and Their Characterization

Table 1

Summary of the optimum conditions established for the growth of cadmium oxalate.

Conditions	Single diffusion
% of gel	1.5
Concentration of cadmium acetate	1 M
Concentration of oxalic acid	1 M
Concentration of NH4Cl additive	4 M
Volume of NH4Cl additive	8.5 mL
Gel setting period	3 days
Gel aging period	24 hr
Period of growth	60 days
Temperature	Room temperature
Quality	Large size, transparent platy shaped
Size	8 × 8 × 4 mm^3