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Q.How does ammonia react with a solution of Cu2+?
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Ammonia acts as a mild base, and with limited addition to , it precipitates pale-blue copper(II) hydroxide:
Step 2 — Excess ammonia: complex formation.
On adding excess , the initially formed precipitate dissolves because ammonia's lone pair acts as a ligand, coordinating to to form a soluble complex ion:
Step 3 — Observation. …
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