stablity

The anhydrous solids CuCl2 and CuBr2 are green and black coloured respectively while CuI2 is not stable even.Why?

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11
Shailesh ·

Cu2I2 is more stable then CuI2,
This can be explained in terms of Cuolumb's law.

The reason for color is unpaired electron...

11
Shailesh ·

so what happens is that after formation of CuI2

it decomposes to Cu2I2

1
voldy ·

it doen't decompose. It disproportionates to Cu2I2 and Cu .

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