Hydrated copper(II) sulfate, CuSO4⋅5H2O\text{CuSO}_4 \cdot 5\text{H}_2\text{O}CuSO4⋅5H2O, is a blue crystalline solid. Anhydrous copper(II) sulfate, CuSO4\text{CuSO}_4CuSO4, is a white solid. Heat energy is required to decompose hydrated copper(II) sulfate into anhydrous copper(II) sulfate and water. This is a reversible reaction represented by the equation:
CuSO4⋅5H2O(s)⇌CuSO4(s)+5H2O(g) \text{CuSO}_4 \cdot 5\text{H}_2\text{O}(\text{s}) \rightleftharpoons \text{CuSO}_4(\text{s}) + 5\text{H}_2\text{O}(\text{g}) CuSO4⋅5H2O(s)⇌CuSO4(s)+5H2O(g)Devise an experiment to demonstrate that this is a reversible reaction.
38 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 5.2 Reversible reactions and equilibria, covering 5.2.1 Reversible reactions and dynamic equilibrium, 5.2.2 The Haber process, and 5.2.3 Changing the position of a dynamic equilibrium. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.