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Unknown Cation of a green solid?

Unknown Cation of a green solid?

The solid has Cl- as the anion. I dissolved thesolid in D.I. water and added NH3. It turned dark blue. Is it CuCl2?

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  • Colin
    Lv 7
    8 years ago
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    Almost certainly .. if you add the ammonia a little at a time you should have seen a transient light blue ppt before it turned dark blue due to [Cu(NH3)4]2+

    Source(s): rtc
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