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What is the difference between copper sulfate, and copper sulfate pentahydrate?

Answer 1

#"Copper(II) sulfate"# is a white salt..........

And #CuSO_4*5H_2O# forms beautiful, blue, macroscopic crystals.

If the crystals are blue, then you have the pentahydrate; in fact, I believe it will be difficult for you to dry it out.

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Answer 2

Henry Antrim

The chemical compound CuSO4 is copper sulfate, and copper sulfate pentahydrate is copper sulfate hydrated, meaning that each copper sulfate molecule has five water molecules bound to it.

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