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copper having electronic configuration 2,8,18,1 exhibits variable valency.Give a reason for the same and name the compound cucl and cucl​2

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Copper has electronic configuration of 2,8,18,1. That is it has outer electronicconfiguration as 3d94s2. But due to stability it exists with 3d104s1 configuration.So it loses either 1 or 2 outer electrons and exhibit variable valency as 1 or 2CuCl is copper (I) chloride and its name is cuprous chloride.CuCl2 is copper (II) chloride and its name is cupric chloride.

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