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Why the blue color of copper sulfate solution in water changes to yellow when treated with concentrated hydrochloric acid?

Why the blue color of copper sulfate solution in water changes to yellow when treated with concentrated hydrochloric acid?

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Pawan Prajapati
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2 years ago
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Yash Patari
askIITians Faculty 2123 Points
2 years ago
Dear student
When concentrated hydrochloric acid is added to a very dilute solution of copper sulfate, the pale blue solution slowly turns yellow-green due to the formation of a copper chloride complex.
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