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Offline tkttan

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Copper (II) sulphate
« on: May 26, 2014, 10:44:40 AM »
is that copper(II)sulphate in liquid state exist?

what does "glacial" mean?

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Re: Copper (II) sulphate
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2014, 10:59:41 AM »
I think not, because copper(II) sulfate decomposes as temperature increases, losing the last water molecules at 200°C.
When it gets to that anhydrous form, you can heat it further to about 600°C, where it decomposes into copper(II) oxide (CuO) and sulfur trioxide (SO3).

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Re: Copper (II) sulphate
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2014, 11:25:34 AM »
what does "glacial" mean?

You could use a contemporary English dictionary to begin to figure this one out on your own.  I don't know if you've just read, "glacial spring water" and want a chemical definition.  However, I'm going to assume you've just encountered glacial acetic acid, and that means pure acetic acid.  Acetic acid freezes at around 18°C, which is ambient for laboratories sometimes, and you'll want to know if your reagent is going to be a solid block in the bottle.
Hey, I'm not judging.  I just like to shoot straight.  I'm a man of science.

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