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Brochantite

Description

Pale blue or bright green powder that occurs in nature as the minerals Brochantite and langite. Tribasic copper sulfate is one component in Bordeaux mixture that is prepared by mixing Copper sulfate and Copper hydroxide. It is also found as a corrosion product on Copper and Bronze sculptures. Tribasic copper sulfate is used as a Fungicide and Insecticide.

See also Brochantite and Copper sulfate.

Synonyms and Related Terms

copper hydroxide sulfate; cupric subsulfate; Basi-Cop; Cuproxat; Bordeaux mixture; tribasic copper sulfate; brochantite

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Risks

Toxic by ingestion.
Strongly irritation to skin.
NIH: Safety sheet

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in acids.

Composition	CuSO4-3Cu(OH)2-H2O
CAS	7758-98-7

Resources and Citations

Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry #2723

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 == Description ==
-Pale blue or bright green powder that occurs in nature as the minerals [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=brochantite brochantite] and langite. Tribasic copper sulfate is one component in [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Bordeaux mixture Bordeaux mixture] that is prepared by mixing [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper sulfate copper sulfate] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper hydroxide copper hydroxide]. It is also found as a corrosion product on [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper copper] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=bronze bronze] sculptures. Tribasic copper sulfate is used as a [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=fungicide fungicide] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=insecticide insecticide].
+Pale blue or bright green powder that occurs in nature as the minerals [[brochantite]] and langite. Tribasic copper sulfate is one component in [[Bordeaux mixture]] that is prepared by mixing [[copper sulfate]] and [[copper hydroxide]]. It is also found as a corrosion product on [[copper]] and [[bronze]] sculptures. Tribasic copper sulfate is used as a [[fungicide]] and [[insecticide]].
-See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=brochantite brochantite] and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=copper sulfate copper sulfate].
+See also [[brochantite]] and [[copper sulfate]].
 == Synonyms and Related Terms ==
-copper hydroxide sulfate; cupric subsulfate; Basi-Cop; Cuproxat; Bordeaux mixture; basic copper sulfate; brochantite
+copper hydroxide sulfate; cupric subsulfate; Basi-Cop; Cuproxat; Bordeaux mixture; tribasic copper sulfate; brochantite
 [[[SliderGallery rightalign|Brochantiteitaly1.jpg~Raman|PIG385.jpg~XRD|f385sem.jpg~SEM|f385edsbw.jpg~EDS]]]
+== Risks ==
-== Other Properties ==
+* Toxic by ingestion.
+* Strongly irritation to skin.
+* NIH: [https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Tribasic-copper-sulfate Safety sheet]
+== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
 Soluble in acids.
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-== Hazards and Safety ==
+== Resources and Citations ==
-Toxic by ingestion. Strongly irritation to skin.
+* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
-== Authority ==
-* Richard S. Lewis, Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 * ''The Merck Index'', Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983  Comment: entry #2723
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