WBJEE 2014 Chemistry Solved Paper

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Cupric compounds are more stable than their cuprous counterparts in solid state. This is because

the endothermic character of the 2nd I P of Cu is not so high
size of Cu2+ is less than Cu+
Cu2+ has stabler electronic configuration as compared to Cu
the lattice energy released for cupric compounds is much higher than Cu+

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