Sir/Madam
In the structure of copper sulphate(CuSO4.5H2o),4 water molecules are coordinated and 1 is hydrogen bonded. The electronic configuration of Cu is [Ar]4s1 3d10 . When the water molecules are sharing 8 electrons, it becomes 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s1. When cu becomes cu2+ion, the configuration becomes 4s2 3d10 4p5. But these 2 configurations aren't stable. Then why did cuso4.5h2o occurs at a reasonably good amount in nature. Kindly explain in "detail"?
Sir/Madam
In the structure of copper sulphate(CuSO4.5H2o),4 water molecules are coordinated and 1 is hydrogen bonded. The electronic configuration of Cu is [Ar]4s1 3d10 . When the water molecules are sharing 8 electrons, it becomes 4s2 3d10 4p6 5s1. When cu becomes cu2+ion, the configuration becomes 4s2 3d10 4p5. But these 2 configurations aren't stable. Then why did cuso4.5h2o occurs at a reasonably good amount in nature. Kindly explain in "detail"?
Coordination compounds have complex structures and bonding capabilities.
In CuSO4.5H2O, four water molecules are coordinated to Cu+2, while one is hydrogen bonded with SO42-.
Copper sulfate pentahydrate contains copper(II) in a geometry best described as distorted octahedral. The copper(II) is bound to four water molecules in a square-planar geometry and two oxygen atoms from two sulfate ions (one H2O is H-Bonded here).
This salt dissolves in water to produce the pale-blue [Cu(H2O)6]2+ ion, in which two of the water molecules are less tightly held and have longer bond distances.
According to Werner's theory, one of the five molecules of H20 will attach to the SO4 molecules in the form of hydrogen bonding.It will act as both primary and secondary molecule so coordination number will be 4.
Coordination compounds have complex structures and bonding capabilities.
In CuSO4.5H2O, four water molecules are coordinated to Cu+2, while one is hydrogen bonded with SO42-.
Copper sulfate pentahydrate contains copper(II) in a geometry best described as distorted octahedral. The copper(II) is bound to four water molecules in a square-planar geometry and two oxygen atoms from two sulfate ions (one H2O is H-Bonded here).
This salt dissolves in water to produce the pale-blue [Cu(H2O)6]2+ ion, in which two of the water molecules are less tightly held and have longer bond distances.
According to Werner's theory, one of the five molecules of H20 will attach to the SO4 molecules in the form of hydrogen bonding.It will act as both primary and secondary molecule so coordination number will be 4.
