Chemistry, asked by Pratyay16, 1 year ago

Why is CuI2 unstable ?

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Answered by ShreyasSagvekar
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The iodide ion is a sufficiently strong reducing agent so that it reduces the copper (II) to copper (I) and then promptly precipitates as CuI. CuI is very insoluble.

The "instability" is actually a result of electrochemistry and solubility.

2Cu^2+ + 2I^- --> 2Cu+ + I2
Answered by Reshav1
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