COPPER SULFATE

CHARECTERISTICS

Its other names are:

• Cupric acid, cupric sulfate, blue stone, and, blue vitriol
• It is a mixture of copper, sulfur and oxygen
• Present in the form of blue crystals and powder
• Turns white when water is removed from it.

TASTE

• It has a typical metallic taste

SOLUBILITY

• Highly soluble in water and methanol
• Less soluble in alcohol and glycerin

DENSITY

• 2.267

BOILING POINT

250 C

MELTING POINT

• 210 C

SOURCE

• It is obtained by the reaction of copper with dilute sulfuric acid

GRADES

• It is present in three grades:
• Pure, laboratory, and, technical grades

• it causes itching and is poisonous

USES

• Copper sulfate has application in following industries:

• Oil refinery

• Electric batteries
• Agriculture
• Lithography
• Engraving
• Synthetic rubber making
• Iron manufacturing
• Leather
• Pharmaceutical and
• Explosives

• It acts as an antiseptic agent and a regent in experimental chemistry
• Also preserves pulp wood and ground pulp, plants and fruits

Copper sulfate is used as an electrolyte in electroplating and a mordent in textile industry