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In solid 
copper is co-ordinated to
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B
Four water molecules.
is a crystalline salt. Four 
molecules attach to copper forming a square planar symmetry and two oxygen atoms from 
ion complete the distorted octahedron. The fifth water molecule is attached through hydrogen bonding between one of the co-ordinated water molecule and one of the sulphate ion.
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