If you mix CuSO4 (CopperII Sulfide) with hydrogen peroxide inside a glass and then stick a balloon on top for it to blow up, the reaction will have air and oxygen as a gas result. What is another small amount of gas that will be inside the balloon?

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mayankdevnani · Answer

@chmvijay

chmvijay · Answer

what would expect it to be ?

anonymous · Answer

what gas besides oxygen would come from the mix? :) Besides air that got trapped in the balloon before attaching it to the top of the cup.

chmvijay · Answer

what gas could expect from that reaction can u tell me ?

anonymous · Answer

Oh, no I have no idea. Sorry.

chmvijay · Answer

its copper sulfide or copper sulfate ?

mayankdevnani · Answer

copper sulfate

mayankdevnani · Answer

@chmvijay  i am so confused what the products are formed ?

chmvijay · Answer

i think SO2 gas may form in little

mayankdevnani · Answer

can you write whole reaction ?

chmvijay · Answer

i am not sure just a guess

anonymous · Answer

thank you!

chmvijay · Answer

http://www.sciencemadness.org/talk/viewthread.php?tid=62597 hope this help you

anonymous · Answer

Hydrogen i guess

vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

Copper(II) sulfide is CuS, not CuSO4

welshfella · Answer

I dont think hydrogen peroxide will react with  copper sulphate but it would react with copper sulphide.

welshfella · Answer

I think some sulphur dioxide will be present in the gases