Question 12 Marks
Kedar heated a few crystals of copper sulphate in a dry boiling tube.
a. What will be the color of the copper sulphate after heating?
b. Will you notice water droplets in the boiling tube?
c. Where have these come from?
a. What will be the color of the copper sulphate after heating?
b. Will you notice water droplets in the boiling tube?
c. Where have these come from?
Answer
View full question & answer→a. The blue colour of the copper sulphate crystals turns to white.
b. Yes, we will notice water droplets in the boiling tube.
c. Copper sulphate crystals ( $\mathrm{CuSO}_{4} \cdot 5 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$ ) have water of crystallization as the part of crystals which gets removed on heating.
b. Yes, we will notice water droplets in the boiling tube.
c. Copper sulphate crystals ( $\mathrm{CuSO}_{4} \cdot 5 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}$ ) have water of crystallization as the part of crystals which gets removed on heating.