Why blue colour of copper sulphate solution in water changes to yellow when treated with concentrated hydrochloric acid?

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When concentrated hydrochloric acid is added to a very dilute solution of copper sulfate, the pale blue solution slowly turns yellow-green due to the formation of a copper chloride complex.

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