Copper sulfate (CuSO4) is an inorganic compound used in agriculture to control insects, plant roots, snails, bacteria, and fungi, and it's one of the best pool algaecides around. Because of the presence of copper, the compound has a characteristic blue color
Active Ingredient |
CASRN3 |
Formula3 |
Copper (%Cu)3 |
Form6,7 |
Vapor pressure (mmHg at 25 °C)1 |
Molecular weight (g/mol)3 |
Specific gravity / density6,7 |
Solubility (water)1,7 |
Copper sulfate pentahydrate |
7758-99-8 |
CuSO4 · 5H2O |
25.4 |
Blue crystals, |
Non-volatile |
249.65 |
2.286 SG |
148g/kg (0 °C), |
Basic copper sulfate |
1344-73-6 |
3Cu(OH)2 · CuSO4 |
54.2 |
Light blue / |
Not found |
468.29 |
0.800-0.900 SG |
Insoluble |