Simplified alum synthesis lab instructions for general chemistry

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Hello, I recently started writing my own step by step instructions for lab as the ones in my lab book are intimidating a little hard to follow. This is for General Chemistry 1 LAB. It's for a synthesis of Alum. Would someone review my simplified instructions and give me feedback? I would appreciate it if so, Thanks! :D
Photo of a printed lab procedure page titled for the synthesis of alum from aluminum, with handwritten marginal notes and numbered steps covering dissolving, cooling, filtration and crystal collection.
Typed lab procedure titled Synthesis experiment: The preparation of Alum, listing materials and numbered steps for reacting aluminum with KOH and then reacting KAl(SO4)2·12H2O with H2SO4.
Typed numbered lab instructions, steps 12 to 26, for alum synthesis: heating and cooling the solution, seeding and scratching to induce crystal growth, vacuum filtration with a Buchner funnel, and drying crystals.
 
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Welcome to PF.

Your instructions are a little fuzzy and hard to read. Can you attach a PDF copy of them? Thanks.
 
berkeman said:
Welcome to PF.

Your instructions are a little fuzzy and hard to read. Can you attach a PDF copy of them? Thanks.
Adobe LAB3-ALUM

Oops, sorry about that. Here ya go, I made a Adobe PDF sharing link and attached a word doc, let me know if you still have trouble accessing/seeing the document. Thanks!
 
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MightyCatt said:
I made a Adobe PDF sharing link and attached a word doc,
It's best to print the Word doc to PDF and attach it directly. Links can be broken over time, and Word attachments can contain macros.
 
Also, I didn't see a section at the beginning of the document outlining any general or specific safety issues. Should there be one?
 
berkeman said:
Also, I didn't see a section at the beginning of the document outlining any general or specific safety issues. Should there be one?
Got it, I will remember that. The original lab instructions contain safety information on a different page, these instructions are just for me to follow them step by step and so I don't let lost in the paragraphs of the original instructions.
 
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