Question

Will a reaction between HCl and copper metal produce copper (II) chloride or copper (III) chloride?

Answer 1

@RANE ?

Answer 2

@skullpatrol ?

Answer 3

@terenzreignz

Answer 4

my guess is copper (II) chloride because the limiting reagent is HCl

Answer 5

yh its will be Cu2Cl

Answer 6

under what conditions would it be CuCl3 ?

Answer 7

its usually due to the two possible 'oxidation state numbers

Answer 8

what makes copper take the 3 oxidation state instead of the 2 oxidation state?

Answer 9

http://www.chemguide.co.uk/inorganic/redox/oxidnstates.html

Answer 10

thanks

Answer 11

yw:)