The first step of the creation of verdigris was preformed using the following reaction (1):
4CuSO4*5H2O(aq) + 6NH3(aq) CuSO4*3Cu(OH)2(s) + 3(NH4)2SO4(aq) + 14H2O(l)
Based on this chemical equation, four moles of hydrated copper sulfate reacted with six moles of ammonia to produce a precipitate of copper sulfate tribasic along with aqueous ammonium sulfate and liquid water. It was known that a chemical reaction was occurring when the ammonia was being added via the color change from light blue to dark blue. The precipitate formed from this solution was acquired via vacuum filtration, which involved the solution being separated from the precipitate via air pressure flowing out of the flask. The air pressure flowing out of the flask was caused by a faucet that was running water which was attached to a tube that was attached to the collection flask.
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It was known that a chemical reaction underwent when copper sulfide tribasic was mixed with aqueous sodium hydroxide when the new observed precipitate of copper hydroxide was formed.
This precipitate of copper hydroxide was then required for the final step of verdigris synthesis that is represented by the following equation