cupric sulfate

(ko͞o`prĭk sŭl`fāt, kyo͞o`–) or

copper (II) sulfate,

chemical compound, CuSO₄, taking the form of white rhombohedral crystals or amorphous powder. It decomposes at 650&degC; to cupric oxide (CuO). It is fairly soluble in water and when dissolved forms the pentahydrate, CuSO₄·5H₂O, the form that is most familiar. The pentahydrate can be collected as blue triclinic crystals; it is also known as blue vitriol. It loses part of its water of crystallization when heated to 110&degC; and fully dehydrates at 150&degC;. Cupric sulfate is used in copperplating, in dyeing (as a mordant), in wet-cell batteries, in pigments, and in insecticides, fungicides, and algicides. It is insoluble in alkali solutions, a property used in the preparation of Bordeaux mixture; lime (calcium hydroxide) is added to moist cupric sulfate, forming a basic cupric sulfate precipitate (a mixture of cupric sulfate and cupric hydroxide). The anhydrous sulfate is used to detect the presence of water in certain organic liquids; it turns into the blue pentahydrate, e.g., when added to alcohol that contains water. Cupric sulfate is prepared by the action of warm dilute sulfuric acidsulfuric acid,
chemical compound, H₂SO₄, colorless, odorless, extremely corrosive, oily liquid. It is sometimes called oil of vitriol. Concentrated Sulfuric Acid

When heated, the pure 100% acid loses sulfur trioxide gas, SO₃
..... Click the link for more information. (oil of vitriol) on coppercopper,
metallic chemical element; symbol Cu [Lat. cuprum=copper]; at. no. 29; at. wt. 63.546; m.p. 1,083.4&degC;; b.p. 2,567&degC;; sp. gr. 8.96 at 20&degC;; valence +1 or +2. Copper and some of its alloys have been used by humanity since the Bronze Age.
..... Click the link for more information. metal or cupric oxide; it is also a byproduct of copper sulfide ore refining. It occurs naturally in the minerals chalcanthite (the pentahydrate), hydrocyanite (the anhydrous sulfate), and brochantite (a basic sulfate, CuSO₄·3Cu(OH)₂).

cupric sulfate

[′kyü·prik ′səl‚fāt] (inorganic chemistry) CuSO₄ A water-soluble salt used in copper-plating baths; crystallizes as hydrous copper sulfate, which is blue. Also known as copper sulfate.

cupric sulfate

cupric

[ku´prik] pertaining to or containing divalent copper.cupric sulfate a crystalline salt of copper used as an emetic, astringent, and fungicide, as an oral antidote to phosphorus poisoning, as a topical treatment of cutaneous phosphorus burns, and as a catalyst in iron deficiency anemia.

cu·pric sul·fate

(kū'prik sŭl'fāt), A blue salt highly poisonous to algae, it is a prompt and active emetic, and is used as an irritant, astringent, and fungicide. Synonym(s): copper sulfate, copper sulphate

cu·pric sul·fate

(kyū'prik sŭl'fāt) A blue salt highly poisonous to algae, it is a prompt and active emetic, and is used as an irritant, astringent, and fungicide.
Synonym(s): copper sulfate, copper sulphate.

cupric sulfate

cupric sulfate

cupric sulfate

copper (II) sulfate,

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cupric sulfate

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cu·pric sul·fate

cu·pric sul·fate

cupric sulfate

Synonyms for cupric sulfate

noun a copper salt made by the action of sulfuric acid on copper oxide

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