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  4. Cuprous compounds such as CuCl, CuCN and CuSCN are the only salts stable in H2O due to

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Q. Cuprous compounds such as $CuCl, CuCN$ and $CuSCN$ are the only salts stable in $H_2O $ due to

AIPMTAIPMT 1996The d-and f-Block Elements

Solution:

Cuprous compound contains $Cu^{+ }$ ion which has small size, so the hydration is maximum and hence, the system has lower energy.