Copper(II) sulfate
Crystals of CuSO4·5H2O | |
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Copper(II) sulfate | |
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.028.952 |
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Properties | |
CuSO4 (anhydrous) CuSO4·5H2O (pentahydrate) | |
Molar mass | 159.60 g/mol (anhydrous) 249.685 g/mol (pentahydrate) |
Appearance | gray-white (anhydrous) blue (pentahydrate) |
Density | 3.60 g/cm3 (anhydrous) 2.286 g/cm3 (pentahydrate) |
Melting point | 110 °C (230 °F; 383 K) decomposes
560 °C decomposes(pentahydrate) Fully decomposes at 590 °C (anhydrous) |
Boiling point | decomposes to cupric oxide at 650 °C |
pentahydrate 316 g/L (0 °C) 2033 g/L (100 °C) anhydrous 168 g/L (10 °C) 201 g/L (20 °C) 404 g/L (60 °C) 770 g/L (100 °C) | |
Solubility | anhydrous insoluble in ethanol pentahydrate soluble in methanol 10.4 g/L (18 °C) insoluble in ethanol and acetone |
Magnetic susceptibility (χ) |
1330·10−6 cm3/mol |
Refractive index (nD) |
1.724–1.739 (anhydrous) 1.514–1.544 (pentahydrate) |
Structure | |
Orthorhombic (anhydrous, chalcocyanite), space group Pnma, oP24, a = 0.839 nm, b = 0.669 nm, c = 0.483 nm. Triclinic (pentahydrate), space group P1, aP22, a = 0.5986 nm, b = 0.6141 nm, c = 1.0736 nm, α = 77.333°, β = 82.267°, γ = 72.567° | |
Thermochemistry | |
Std molar entropy (S⦵298) |
5 J/(K·mol) |
Std enthalpy of formation (ΔfH⦵298) |
−769.98 kJ/mol |
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Flash point | Non-flammable |
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LD50 (median dose) |
300 mg/kg (oral, rat)
87 mg/kg (oral, mouse) |
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PEL (Permissible) |
TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu) |
REL (Recommended) |
TWA 1 mg/m3 (as Cu) |
IDLH (Immediate danger) |
TWA 100 mg/m3 (as Cu) |
Safety data sheet (SDS) | anhydrous pentahydrate |
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Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references |
Copper(II) sulfate, also known as copper sulphate, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula CuSO4. It forms hydrates CuSO4·nH2O, where n can range from 1 to 7. The pentahydrate (n = 5), a bright blue crystal, is the most commonly encountered hydrate of copper(II) sulfate, while its anhydrous form is white. Older names for the pentahydrate include blue vitriol, bluestone, vitriol of copper, and Roman vitriol. It exothermically dissolves in water to give the aquo complex [Cu(H2O)6]2+, which has octahedral molecular geometry. The structure of the solid pentahydrate reveals a polymeric structure wherein copper is again octahedral but bound to four water ligands. The Cu(II)(H2O)4 centers are interconnected by sulfate anions to form chains.