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- Ph.D., Biomedical Sciences, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- B.A., Physics and Mathematics, Hastings College
Dr. Helmenstine holds a Ph.D. in biomedical sciences and is a science writer, educator, and consultant. She has taught science courses at the high school, college, and graduate levels.
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Updated on November 05, 2019
Do you know what rock candy looks like? See rock candy and other images of sugar crystals including a micrograph of a sucrose crystal.
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Saccharose Molecule
Sucrose Crystals
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Sugar Crystals - Sucrose
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Multicolored Rock Candy Sticks
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Homemade Blue Sugar Crystals
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Blue and Green Rock Candy
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Brown Sugar Rock Candy
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Sugar Cube
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Sugar Cubes
These cubes are made up of tiny crystals of sugar, pressed together, not large crystals like you see in rock candy.
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Rock Candy Chunks
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Blue Rock Candy Crystals
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Green Rock Candy Swizzle Stick
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Red Rock Candy
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Yellow Rock Candy
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Pink Rock Candy
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Rock Candy Swizzle Sticks
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Sugar Crystals Close-Up
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Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Sugar Crystals & Rock Candy Pictures." ThoughtCo, Apr. 5, 2023, thoughtco.com/sugar-crystals-and-rock-candy-pictures-4123170.Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. (2023, April 5). Sugar Crystals & Rock Candy Pictures. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/sugar-crystals-and-rock-candy-pictures-4123170Helmenstine, Anne Marie, Ph.D. "Sugar Crystals & Rock Candy Pictures." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/sugar-crystals-and-rock-candy-pictures-4123170 (accessed June 10, 2024).