A White Powder.... I know this is correct because I just took a test with this question, its in front of me, and its correct! lolz =) hope this helps
As a crystal of copper sulfate is heated, its weight remains constant. The heating process only causes the crystal to lose water molecules, resulting in a color change from blue to white, without affecting its weight.
The formula for cupric sulfate hydrate is CuSO4 · xH2O, where x represents the number of water molecules associated with each copper sulfate molecule.
Heating the saturated solution of Copper sulfate will not form the hydrated copper sulfate crystals because only after cooling down the saturated solution of copper sulfate then only the crystals of the hydrated copper sulfate can be formed
No, it is not a chemical reaction. The added heat only drives the water molecules out of the crystal structure. No bonds are made or broken. Actually, it is a chemical change, because there are bonds between the water and CuSO4. by heating, these bonds are broken, there is a color change not coming from the reactant.
On heating hydrated Copper Sulphate (CuSO4 . 5 H2O), the result is the removal of water molecules of crystallization, which for this very compound is 5 molecules per molecule of copper sulphate. The process cited above is termed as dehydration.
The color change of copper sulfate crystals on heating is due to the loss of water molecules from the crystal lattice. The blue color of hydrated copper sulfate is due to the presence of water molecules within the crystal structure. When heated, these water molecules are driven off, leading to a white color (anhydrous copper sulfate) as the crystal becomes dehydrated.
Heating copper sulfate crystals causes the water molecules within the crystal to be driven off. This removes the water of hydration, leaving behind anhydrous copper sulfate, which is white in color. The blue color of the crystal is due to the presence of water molecules, so removal of water results in the disappearance of the blue color.
As a crystal of copper sulfate is heated, its weight remains constant. The heating process only causes the crystal to lose water molecules, resulting in a color change from blue to white, without affecting its weight.
When a crystal of copper sulfate is strongly heated, it undergoes dehydration and turns into anhydrous copper sulfate, leaving a white residue. This white residue is the anhydrous form of copper sulfate, which has lost its water molecules during the heating process.
The formula for cupric sulfate hydrate is CuSO4 · xH2O, where x represents the number of water molecules associated with each copper sulfate molecule.
It turns into a blue solution of [Cu.6H2O]2+ complex (or hydrated) ions. The blue crystal form of copper sulfate consists of CuSO4.5H2O complex hydrate ion array, the white form is anhydrous CuSO4 (crystal form without H2O)
copper sulphate is a beautiful blue crystal [and yes it is spelt Sulphate not Sulfate]
The correct name of the compound CuSO4 10H2O is copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate.
Compounds with .H2O are termed as hydrated compounds..5H2O is pentahydrate.So the name is Copper sulphate pentahydrate
A copper sulfate crystal does not contain water molecules within its structure. However, if we consider hydrated copper sulfate crystals such as CuSO4·5H2O, then there are 5 water molecules associated with each copper sulfate molecule in the crystal.
Copper (II) sulphur pentahyrdrate has the molecular formula of CuSO4x5H20, The molecular compound is composed of copper (Cu), sulphur (S), oxygen (O), and hydrogen (H). Its molecular weight is 249.7 grams per mole.
To change blue copper sulfate to white copper sulfate, you can heat the blue copper sulfate to drive off the water molecules and get anhydrous white copper sulfate. This process is known as dehydration. Be cautious when heating copper sulfate as it can release toxic fumes.