Blue vitriol is commonly used in industrial dyeing processes. what is the chemical formula for blue vitriol, whose systematic na

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Blue vitriol is commonly used in industrial dyeing processes. what is the chemical formula for blue vitriol, whose systematic na

me is copper(ii) sulfate? express your answer as a chemical formula.

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Maslowich · Answer 1 · 2022-05-12T17:27:57+03:00

Answer is: chemical formula of blue vitriol is CuSO₄.
In this molecule copper has oxidation number +2 and sulfate has oxidation number -2, copper(II) sulfate has neutral charge (+2 +(-2) = 0).
Copper sulfate is produced industrially in chemical reaction of copper metal and hot concentrated <span>sulfuric acid.</span>