A small crystal of uranium nitrate was dissolved in water, and the water then evaporated so as to deposit a thin layer of the salt over the bottom of the dish.
(A small crystal of uranium nitrate; was dissolved; in water) (the water; evaporated; so as to deposit a thin layer of the salt over the bottom of the dish; T:then)
A small crystal of uranium nitrate the water
was dissolved evaporated
in water
so as to deposit a thin layer of the salt over the bottom of the dish T:then