COPPER SULFATE


PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION

CAS NO. 7758-98-7 (Anhydrous), 7758-99-8 (pentahydrate)

COPPER SULPHATE 

EINECS NO.

231-847-6

FORMULA

CuSO4 . 5H2O

MOL WT. 249.68

HS CODE

2833.25.0000

TOXICITY Oral Rat LD50 ; 300 mg/kg
SYNONYMS Blue Vitriol; Blue Copper; Blue stone; copperfine-zinc;
Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate; Sulfuric acid copper(2+) salt (1:1) pentahydrate; Cupric sulfate pentahydrate; Kupfersulfat Pentahydrat (German); Kupfervitriol (German); Sulfato De Cobre Pentahidratado (Spanish); Copper monosulfate; Sulfate de cuivre (French);
SMILES S(=O)(=O)([O-])[O-].O.O.O.O.O.[Cu+2]

CLASSIFICATION

Fungicide, Emetic, Preservative,

EXTRA NOTE

A sulfate salt of copper. It is a potent emetic and is used as an antidote for poisoning by phosphorus. It also can be used to prevent the growth of algae.

PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES

PHYSICAL STATE Odorless Blue Crystals
MELTING POINT

110 C

BOILING POINT 653 C
SPECIFIC GRAVITY 2.28
SOLUBILITY IN WATER Soluble (but insoluble in alcohol)
pH 3.7 - 4.5 (5% sol.)
VAPOR DENSITY 8.6
AUTOIGNITION

 

NFPA RATINGS

Health: 2 Flammability: 0 Reactivity: 0

REFRACTIVE INDEX

FLASH POINT Not considered to be a fire hazard
STABILITY Stable under ordinary conditions

EXTERNAL LINKS & GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Wikipedia Linking

Material Safety Data Sheet

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Local: Copper forms compounds in the oxidation states +1 and +2 ( trivalent copper survives no more than a few seconds in an aqueous solution). Copper sulfate is the common name for the blue crystalline cupric sulfate, in which copper has valence +2. It may also refer to cuprous sulfate (Cu2SO4), in which copper has valence +1. It is soluble in water but insoluble in alcohol. It usually crystallizes as  a pentahydrate compound containing five molecules of water (CuSO4×5H2O) and is known in commerce as blue vitriol. It is prepared by the treatment of copper oxides with sulfuric acid. Cupric sulfate is the most important salt of copper. Cupric sulfate is utilized chiefly for agricultural purposes, as a pesticide, germicide, feed additive, and soil additive. It is also used as a raw material in the preparation of other copper compounds, electrolyte for batteries and electroplating baths, and in medicine as a locally applied fungicide, bactericide, and astringent. It also finds wide use in the preparation of pigments. APPLICATIONS: Soil and feed additive; pesticides, fungicides and bordeaux mixture in agriculture industry; pigments; textile mordant; synthetic rubber; electroplatings; leather industry; wood preservative; steel manufacture; ore floatation; germicide; petroleum industry; medicine

SALES SPECIFICATION

APPEARANCE

Blue Crystalline Powder

CuSO4 . 5H2O

98.5 %

Cu

25.0 %

Fe

0.02 %

Pb

0.002 %

Cd

0.0003 %

Free H2SO4

0.046 %

H2O

0.01 %

As

0.002 %

Ni

0.1 %

Hg

0.01 ppm

SIEVE ANALYSIS

Particle Size 0.5 - 1mm : 48 %

 

Particle Size Less than 0.5mm: 14 %

 

Particle Size More than 1mm: 38 %

TRANSPORTATION
PACKING 50kgs , 1mt in Bag
HAZARD CLASS 9
UN NO. 3288
SAFETY INFORMATION
Hazard Symbols: XN N, Risk Phrases: 22-36/38-50/53, Safety Phrases: 22-60-61