Copper Sulfate Pentahydrate
Molecular formula: CuSO4·5H2O
CAS No.: 7758-99-8
EINECS No.: 231-847-6
Copper (II) sulfate, also known as cupric sulfate or copper sulphate, is the chemical compound with the chemical formulaCuSO4. This salt exists as a series of compounds that differ in their degree of hydration.
The anhydrous form is a pale green or gray-white powder, whereas the pentahydrate (CuSO4·5H2O), the most commonly encountered salt, is bright blue.
Copper (II) sulfate exothermically dissolves in water to give the aquo complex [Cu(H2O)6]2+, which has octahedral molecular geometry and is paramagnetic. Other names for copper(II) sulfate are "blue vitriol" and "bluestone".
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Application
1) Mainly used for textile mordant, agricultural pesticides, water, fungicides, preservatives,also used for tanning leather,copperplating,mineralprocessing.
2) Dyes and pigments industry: Used in the manufacture of azo dyes such as copper single reactive blue, reactive violet.
3) Organic industry: Used as synthetic fragrances and dyes intermediates, catalysts, methyl methacrylate inhibitor.
4) Electroplating industry: As the main salt Bright Acid Copper and Copper additives.
5) Dyeing and finishing industry: As a mordant dyeing the help of oxygen dose.
6) Agriculture: As a fungicide. Copper sulfate as an inorganic compound, when the copper
level in cattle can be used as drug treatment, also used as a cattle drive tapeworm medicine and pigs, dogs emetic drugs.
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