Copper Sulfate, Sem
by Meckes/ottawa
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Copper Sulfate, Sem
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Meckes/ottawa
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Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of copper sulfate, the copper salt of sulfuric acid. It is a colorless, incombustible solid which is very soluble in water. Water-containing copper sulfates (hydrates), for example the copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate, have a blue color. In nature, copper sulfate occurs as a weathering product of sulfide copper ores as crustal, granular or fibrous aggregates. Due to the very good water solubility of copper sulphate, however, it is only preserved in very dry climatic areas and is therefore only found in deserts such as Atacama (Chile). Copper sulphate is used for a variety of processes and reactions, such as copper plating, copper-etching, fireworks (imparting a bluish-green hue), etc. Magnification 801 (at 15x12 cm image size).
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May 19th, 2021
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