Copper ll Sulphate Penta Hydrate 500g
Copper(II) sulphate pentahydrate (\(CuSO_4 \cdot 5H_2O\)) is a highly pure “Analytical Reagent” (AR) primarily used in laboratory testing, chemical synthesis, and educational research.
Its distinct blue crystals are essential for specific analytical processes, though it also finds utility in specialty agriculture, water treatment, and electroplating.
Primary Laboratory & Analytical Uses
Reagent for Chemical Tests: It is a core component of Fehling’s and Benedict’s solutions, which are used to test for the presence of reducing sugars and aldehydes.
Electroplating & Catalyst: Used for coating conductive surfaces and developing electrocatalysts, such as those used in water-splitting for hydrogen production.
Calibration & Synthesis: Serves as the starting material for synthesising coordination compounds and other specialised copper salts.
Organic Chemistry: Acts as a mild catalyst or dehydrating agent in various chemical reactions (e.g., acetylation of alcohols).
General & Industrial Applications
Water Treatment: Used as a potent algaecide to control algal blooms in lakes, reservoirs, and swimming pools.
Agriculture: A core ingredient in the Bordeaux mixture, a traditional fungicide used to protect vineyards and crops from fungal infections.
Animal Health: Used as a nutritional feed additive to prevent copper deficiency in livestock, and occasionally in foot baths to treat fungal/bacterial infections in animals.
Material Preservation: Utilized in the tanning of leather, in textile dyeing, and as a wood preservative to prevent rot.
Copper ll Sulphate Penta Hydrate 500g
- Copper ll Sulphate Penta Hydrate 500g
