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Chemistry Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure General Single Correct MCQ
Published on: August 12, 2026

CuI 2 is unstable even at ordinary temperature because:

A
the Cu 2+ ion with a comparatively small radius has a strong polarizing power. and
B
the Cu 2+ ion with a 17 electron outer shell has weak polarizing power.
C
the I – ion with a larger radius has a high polarizability.
D
both

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D

Polarisation of the I – by the Cu 2+ results in the transference of an electron towards Cu 2+ makes it as oxidising agent and I – as a reducing agent, reduces Cu 2+ to Cu + and itself oxidised to I 2 .

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