Copper sulfate is an inorganic composite, made of chemical formula CuSO4 5H2O. This copper salt is a bright blue color compound. Copper is one of twenty-six essential trace elements occurring naturally in plant and animal tissue. Copper Sulfate is a versatile chemical that is used as fungicide to regulate bacterial and fungal diseases of fruits, veggies, and field crops. It is also applied as an algaecide in irrigation and municipal water treatment system. It is also used in multifarious industries such as textile, printing, leather, and many more.
The older names of this compound are blue vitriol, bluestone, vitriol of copper and Roman vitriol. It is a chemical compound which basically composed of Copper, Sulphur and Oxygen whose formula is CuSO4. The physical and chemical property of Copper Sulphateis that its melting point is 110°C (with decomposition) temperature. It is metallic in taste. It is non combustible compound but produces toxic fumes (or gases) on coming in contact with a fire. Various alternative names of this compound are cupric sulphate, Blue vitriol (Copper Sulphate Pentahydrate), Chalcanthite (pentahydrate mineral), Bluestone (pentahydrate), Bonattite (trihydrate mineral), Chalcocyanite (mineral), and Boothite (heptahydrate mineral).
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Formula | CuSO4 5H2O |
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Appearance | A bright blue sugar fine triclinic crystalline powder. |
Purity | 98% Min. |
Copper (as Cu) | 24.7 - 25.0% Min. |
Water Insoluble matter | 0.05% Max. |
pH of 10% Soln. | 3.5 - 4.0 |
Iron (as Fe) | 0.001% Max. |
Chloride (as Cl) | 0.008% Max. |
Zinc (as Zn) | 0.001% Max. |
Heavy Metal (as Pb) | Nil |
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