Copper Sulfate

Name:
Copper Sulfate
Detailed information:

Chemistry name:	cupric sulfate; blue vitriol; blue stone; blue copperas
M Formula:	CuSO4•5H2O
Properties:
Blue crystals or blue, crystalline granules or powder; slowly efflorescing in air; white when dehydrated; nauseous metallic taste. Soluble in water, methanol; slightly soluble in alcohol and glycerol; d 2.284.
Derivation:
Action of dilute sulfuric acid on copper or copper oxide (often as oxide ores) in large quantities with evaporation and crystallization.
Method of Purification:
Recrystallization.
Grade:
Technical, CP, NF, also sold as monohydrate. Available as crystals or powder.
Hazard:
Toxic by ingestion, strong irritant.
Use:
Agriculture (soil additive, pesticides, Bordeaux mixture), feed additive, germicides, textile mordant, leather industry, pigments, electric batteries, electroplated coatings, copper salts,reagent in analytical chemistry, medicine, wood preservative, preservation of pulp wood and ground pulp, process engraving and lithography, ore flotation, petroleum industry, synthetic rubber, steel manufacture, treatment of natural asphalts. The anhydrous salt is used as a dehydrating agent.