Which of the following are respectively White vitriol and Blue vitriol?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
White vitriol's chemical name is zinc sulphate. Zinc sulphate (ZnSO4) is an inorganic compound consisting of zinc ion and sulphate ion. The molecular formula of white vitriol is ZnSO4.Zinc sulphate molecule is also present in two forms: hexahydrated form (ZnSO4.6H2O) and heptahydrate form (ZnSO4.7H2O) forms.
Blue Vitriol is Penta hydrated copper sulphate. CuSO4.5H2O