When a few drops of aqueous ammonia were added to copper (ii) chloride solution, a light blue precipitate was formed. On addition of excess ammonia solution,...

When a few drops of aqueous ammonia were added to copper (ii) chloride solution, a light blue
precipitate was formed. On addition of excess ammonia solution, a deep blue solution was formed.
(a) Identify the substance responsible for the:-
(i) light blue precipitate.
(ii) deep blue solution.
(b) Write an equation for the reaction leading to observation in (a) (ii) above.

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(a) (i) Copper (II) hydroxide /Cu(OH)₂
(ii) Tetra ammine Copper (II) ions.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on May 21, 2019 at 11:47

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