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COPPER SULFATE
Copper sulfate (CuSO ) is the most important compound of copper, and is
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commonly known as blue vitriol.
Copper sulfate is manufactured by the action of sulfuric acid on cupric
oxide (CuO).
Because of its poisonous nature, copper sulfate is used in the fungicide
Bordeaux mixture, which is formed upon mixing copper sulfate solution
with milk of lime and is added to water reservoirs to kill algae. It is also
employed in electroplating and used as a mordant, germicide, and agent
in engraving.
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