JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

Which of the following correctly represents copper sulphate pentahydrate?

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Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C

Correct answer: C

Solution

(c) Chemical formula of copper sulphate pentahydrate
Copper sulphate pentahydrate contains that is 5 water of crystallisation. The 5 molecules of water present in the crystal framework of the molecule where four water molecules are coordinated to while one is hydrogen bonded
The copper (II) is bound to four water molecules and two oxygen atoms from two sulphate ions in octahedral geometry.

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