megarushan Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 why is that Ag+ is more stable than Cu+ in water both have d‹10 configuration.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enthalpy Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Size? Bigger ions are easier to dissolve as the electrostatic energy is smaller. Or viewed a different way, more water molecules can surround a bigger ion, screening its charge better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 The issue isn't so much with the singly + charged ions as with the products. The free metals are fine, but making Ag++ is not easy. So 2 Cu+ --> Cu (0) + Cu++ is plausible But making Ag++ isn't 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enthalpy Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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