What is the colour of copper sulphate crystals? What happens when it is heated?

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The colour of ${C u S O}_{4}$ is blue $\Rightarrow {C u S O}_{4} .5 H_{2} O$
upon heating looses water of crystallization and turns $\to$ into ${C u S O}_{4}$ (white colour).

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What happen when copper sulphate crystals are heated in a test tube?

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i. It loses its water of crystallization
ii. White coloured powder is formed
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(a) What happens when copper sulphate crystals are heated strongly? Explain with help of an equation.

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