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Topic: Formation of Complex ions, why is CuCl4^2- formed instead of CuCl6^4-  (Read 4235 times)

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Offline depressedcoffee

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The question goes like this:
Copper forms an octahedral complex with fluorine with the formula CuF6^4- . Suggest why CuCl4^2- is formed instead of CuCl6^4-

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Re: Formation of Complex ions, why is CuCl4^2- formed instead of CuCl6^4-
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2013, 09:57:45 PM »
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