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Aqueous copper sulphate solution (blue in colour) gives: (i) a green precipitate with aqueous potassium fluoride and (ii) a bright green solution with aqueous potassium chloride. Explain these experimental results.

Aqueous copper sulphate solution (blue in colour) gives: (i) a green precipitate with aqueous potassium fluoride and (ii) a bright green solution with aqueous potassium chloride. Explain these experimental results.

Grade:9

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Sunil Kumar FP
askIITians Faculty 183 Points
9 years ago
aqueous CuSO4 exists as [Cu(H20)4)SO4].IT is blue in colour due to the presence of Cu(H20)4^2+ ion
(1)due to the formation of Cu(F)4^2-
(2)bright green solution due to the formation of Cu(Cl)4^2-

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