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Water turns anhydrous copper sulfate blue


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  • Copper sulfate is a standard sulfate that is white in anhydrous form and blue crystal in hydrated form is commonly involves eliminating algae and fungicide.
  • The number of water molecules present in a crystal is called water of crystallization.
  • In hydrated copper sulfate, there are five water molecules.

Heating of hydrated copper sulfate.

Due to heating, hydrated blue-coloured copper sulfate(CuSO4.5H2O) loses water and turns into anhydrous white-coloured copper sulfate (CuSO4).

Thus Water turning anhydrous copper sulfate blue is a true statement.


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