08-15-2014, 11:18 PM
Interesting, they worry about a kids toes, and dump Copper Sulfate in to control algae. Hey, if it's good enough for making batteries, why not!
[font "Times New Roman"]What is blue vitriol? [/font]
[font "Arial"]Cu(s) + 2 H[size 2]2SO4(l) + 3 H2O(l)![[Image: rightarrow.gif]](http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/images/rightarrow.gif)
CuSO4ยท5 H2O(s) + SO2(g) [/size][/font]
Copper(II) sulfate is used in:
[ul][li]controlling the growth of algae in waterways, reservoirs, and swimming pools; [li]controlling molds and funguses (as a component of "Bordeaux mixture"); [li]providing dietary copper in animal feeds; [li]copper plating (depositing copper on metal) and electroforming (depositing copper on nonmetals); [li]dying and calico printing, as a mordant (fixative); [li]making [url "http://howstuffworks.com/battery.htm"][#23238e]Daniell cells[/#23238e][/url], a type of battery popular in the 19th century; [li]synthesis of other compounds of copper; [li]crystallization of certain enzymes; [li]fertilizers, as a source of copper; [li]blue-green flame and firework colors; [/li][li][#005028]Known to cause Lock-Jaw in fish pursued by anglers[/#005028][/li][li][#005028]Turns "sissy"s BRIGHT blue in swimming pools containing Chlorine[/#005028][/li][/ul]
Copper sulfate's [url "http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/inorganic/faq/cuso4-toxicity.shtml"][#23238e]toxicity[/#23238e][/url] has curtailed its use as an algaecide and fungicide. (In the 19th century it was actually used as a blue [url "http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/coloradd.html"][#23238e]food coloring![/#23238e][/url])
Rob - I added the appropriate letter-coloring as required by Rocky's law.
[font "Times New Roman"]What is blue vitriol? [/font]
[font "Arial"]Cu(s) + 2 H[size 2]2SO4(l) + 3 H2O(l)
CuSO4ยท5 H2O(s) + SO2(g) [/size][/font]Copper(II) sulfate is used in:
[ul][li]controlling the growth of algae in waterways, reservoirs, and swimming pools; [li]controlling molds and funguses (as a component of "Bordeaux mixture"); [li]providing dietary copper in animal feeds; [li]copper plating (depositing copper on metal) and electroforming (depositing copper on nonmetals); [li]dying and calico printing, as a mordant (fixative); [li]making [url "http://howstuffworks.com/battery.htm"][#23238e]Daniell cells[/#23238e][/url], a type of battery popular in the 19th century; [li]synthesis of other compounds of copper; [li]crystallization of certain enzymes; [li]fertilizers, as a source of copper; [li]blue-green flame and firework colors; [/li][li][#005028]Known to cause Lock-Jaw in fish pursued by anglers[/#005028][/li][li][#005028]Turns "sissy"s BRIGHT blue in swimming pools containing Chlorine[/#005028][/li][/ul]
Copper sulfate's [url "http://antoine.frostburg.edu/chem/senese/101/inorganic/faq/cuso4-toxicity.shtml"][#23238e]toxicity[/#23238e][/url] has curtailed its use as an algaecide and fungicide. (In the 19th century it was actually used as a blue [url "http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/coloradd.html"][#23238e]food coloring![/#23238e][/url])
Rob - I added the appropriate letter-coloring as required by Rocky's law.