About Copper(II) Sulfate Pentahydrate
Copper(II) Sulfate Pentahydrate, CAS No.7758-99-8, molecular formula CuSO5HO. It is an inorganic heavy metal sulfate hydrate. It appears as bright blue triclinic crystalline granules or lumps, odorless. It effloresces slowly in dry air and turns into white anhydrous copper sulfate powder. Soluble easily in water and glycerin, slightly soluble in methanol, insoluble in ethanol, and its aqueous solution is weakly acidic. It will lose 4 molecules of crystal water at 110C, fully dehydrate at 150C and decompose under high temperature.
It is toxic, irritant to skin and eyes, highly hazardous to aquatic organisms, classified as Class 9 dangerous goods UN3077. Main applications include agricultural fungicide, algaecide for water treatment, copper feed additive, electroplating copper plating solution, mineral flotation agent and laboratory analytical reagent. Packed in 25kg woven bags with PE inner liner.