January 8, 2024

Reusable handwarmers that get hot by freezing

The title of this video is wrong.

There is no freezing happening. There is recrystallization happening from sodium acetate dissolved in solution.

That's not freezing - a pure liquid turning into a solid like ice turning into water. The host seems to understand that distinction, but he's sloppy on using the term freezing and freezing point somewhat misleadingly. He also is sloppy on liquid versus solution and melted versus dissolved.

Most of this video is an explanation and comparison of the two types of hand warmers - the reusable sodium acetate solution and the single-use iron rusting type. The video host explains the science behind what's happening and judges the single-use to be the better choice - something that I'll leave up to you.

I use both in class for different purposes and different chapters.

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