Copper Nitrate

Produced either by dissolving copper carbonate in nitric acid or direct from copper ash and nitric acid, cupric nitrate or copper nitrate -cu(no3)2. Nh2o is a green powder or blue crystals which is soluble in water. Its major uses are in electroplating copper on iron; as a catalyst and nitrating agent in organic reactions; component in rocket fuel; fungicides and wood preservatives; textile dyeing and printing; pigment in ceramics; and in photography.