NASA Ames Research Center. Using data collected by NASA's SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy and other observatories, an international team of researchers has studied how a particular type of organic molecules, the raw materials for life â could develop in space.
Copper(II) sulfate. Copper(II) sulfate, also known as cupric sulfate, copper sulfate, blue vitriol, or bluestone, is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is CuSO4. It contains copper in its +2 oxidation state. It also contains sulfate ions. It is a blue solid that can kill fungi.
Copper(II) hydroxide. Copper(II) hydroxide is the hydroxide of the copper with the chemical formula of Cu(OH)2. It is a pale blue solid. Some forms of copper(II) hydroxide are sold as stabilized copper hydroxide, although they likely consist of a mixture of copper(II) carbonate and hydroxide. Copper hydroxide is a weak base.