Describe The Difference Between Hydrate And Copper Sulfate
A hydrate is any compound that contains water in the form of H2O molecules and usually has a definite content of water by weight. Hydrates typically have a crystal like appearance that can vary in colour and have a naming scheme based on the compound and number of water molecules that are in the hydrate. Copper(II) sulfate pentahydrate, or CuSO4 * 5H2O, is a ratio of one copper sulfate to five (penta) molecules of water. Copper sulfate pentahydrate is a blue hydrate while anhydrous copper sulfate (CuSO4) is white. To get anhydrous copper sulfate, copper sulfate pentahydrate must go through an endothermic reaction and have all of its water molecules evaporated. It then becomes the white, flaky, and chalky material anhydrous copper sulfate. Adding