What is the difference between copper sulfate, and copper sulfate pentahydrate?

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anor277
May 2, 2017

Copper(II) sulfate is a white salt..........

Explanation:

And CuSO4⋅5H2O forms beautiful, blue, macroscopic crystals.

So are the crystals blue? If so, you have the pentahydrate. And in fact I think you will find it hard to dry the pentahydrate.

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