Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry
Why Cu (1) is unstable and is found in solid state?.please explain..
1 Answer
Umakant biswal
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in an aqueous medium cu ^2+ is more stable than cu^+ .
this is beacuse although energy is required to remove one electron from cu+ to cu 2+ , high hydration energy of cu 2+ compensate for it .
therefore cu + ion in aqueous solution is unstable .
it disproportionate to give cu 2+ and cu
HOPE IT CLEARS
REGARDS
in an aqueous medium cu ^2+ is more stable than cu^+ .
this is beacuse although energy is required to remove one electron from cu+ to cu 2+ , high hydration energy of cu 2+ compensate for it .
therefore cu + ion in aqueous solution is unstable .
it disproportionate to give cu 2+ and cu
HOPE IT CLEARS
REGARDS
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