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The water gradually dissociates the copper sulfate, and copper ions in solution are blue.

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The anhydrous copper(II) sulfate is white, the pentahydrate is blue.

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Q: When a crystal of copper sulphate is placed at the bottom of a beaker containing water the water slowly turns blue why?
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