Q Questions Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Aug 12, 2007 Messages 87 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Pre-Medical Feb 9, 2010 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Why does copper II sulfate + water lead to an acidic solution?
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hausee Full Member 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Joined Nov 20, 2006 Messages 595 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Location UCSD Feb 9, 2010 #2 Questions said: Why does copper II sulfate + water lead to an acidic solution? Click to expand... Cu2+ + 2H2O--> Cu(OH)2 + 2H+ Upvote 0 Downvote
Questions said: Why does copper II sulfate + water lead to an acidic solution? Click to expand... Cu2+ + 2H2O--> Cu(OH)2 + 2H+
A AmpedUp The Legend Still Lives 10+ Year Member Joined Dec 1, 2009 Messages 657 Reaction score 7 Points 4,531 Dentist Feb 9, 2010 #3 hausee said: Cu2+ + 2H2O--> Cu(OH)2 + 2H+ Click to expand... or this if you'd like to see where the sulfur went CuSO4 + 2H2O --> Cu(OH)2 + H2SO4 H2SO4 is obviously the acidic part of the product Upvote 0 Downvote
hausee said: Cu2+ + 2H2O--> Cu(OH)2 + 2H+ Click to expand... or this if you'd like to see where the sulfur went CuSO4 + 2H2O --> Cu(OH)2 + H2SO4 H2SO4 is obviously the acidic part of the product
A azar87 MD 2 Be 15+ Year Member Joined Apr 17, 2008 Messages 303 Reaction score 0 Points 0 Location New York Medical Student Feb 9, 2010 #4 the question is well answered by the people above remember transition metals love to lose electrons in solution thus making the product more acidic! Upvote 0 Downvote
the question is well answered by the people above remember transition metals love to lose electrons in solution thus making the product more acidic!
