Cu+ ion is unstable in aquous …
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Posted by Amit Dubey 7 years, 2 months ago
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Naveen Sharma 7 years, 2 months ago
In an aqueous medium, Cu2+ is more stable than Cu+. This is because although energy is required to remove one electron from Cu+ to Cu2+, high hydration energy of Cu2+ compensates for it. Therefore, Cu+ion in an aqueous solution is unstable. It disproportionates to give Cu2+ and Cu.
Stability in aqueous conditions depends on hydration energy of ions when they bond to molecules. Cu2+ ions has greater charge density than cu+ ions and hence forms much stronger bonds releasing more energy.
Shruti Dadhwal 7 years, 2 months ago
Cu+ oxidises result in aqueous solution to Cu2+ and Cu. Cu2+ is more stable than Cu+ in aqueous solution as it has high hydration energy than Cu+.
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Payal Singh 7 years, 2 months ago
Cu+ ion oxidizes and reduces simultaneously in aqueous solution to give Cu2+ and Cu+ ions. Therefore Cu+ ion is unstable in aqueous solution and it disproportionates readily to Cu2+ and Cu+ Ions.
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