Sakshi
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In CuSO4.5H2O, four water molecules are coordinated to Cu+2, while one is hydrogen bonded with SO42-.
Copper sulfate pentahydrate contains copper(II) in a geometry best described as distortedoctahedral. The copper(II) is bound to four water molecules in a square-planar geometryand two oxygen atoms from two sulfate ions (one H2O is H-Bonded here).
This salt dissolves in water to produce thepale-blue [Cu(H2O)6]2+ion, in which two of the water molecules are less tightly held andhave longer bond distances.