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Coordination Compounds

Question
CBSEENCH12007470

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.

Solution

Aqueous copper sulphate contains coordination entities [Cu(H2O)4]2+ which are blue in colour. Water molecule is a weaker ligand than Cl and F.
(a) On addition of aqueous KF solution, a new complex entity is formed which is of green colour.

Cu(H2O)42+4F-(from KF aq.solution) CuF42+ + 4H2O

(b) On addition of aqueous solution of KCl, an another complex entity is formed which is soluble in water.

Cu(H2O)42+ + 4Cl-(from KCl aq. solution)      Cucl42-bright green solution (a soluble complex entity)+ 4H2O