Could #"copper sulfate pentahydrate"# be dried by heating?

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Could #"copper sulfate pentahydrate"# be dried by heating?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-04T02:52:08

#CuSO_4*5H_2O + Delta rarr CuSO_4(s) + 5H_2Ouarr#

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#CuSO_4*5H_2O#, blue vitriol, would be exceptionally hard to dry this way; a residue of water would remain, as indicated by faint blue colour in the salt.

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