{"id":211862,"date":"2025-05-05T08:54:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:54:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=211862"},"modified":"2025-05-05T08:54:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T08:54:57","slug":"which-is-the-correct-chemical-name-for-cucio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/05\/which-is-the-correct-chemical-name-for-cucio\/","title":{"rendered":"Which is the correct chemical name for CuCIO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Which is the correct chemical name for CuCIO?<br>A. copper (III) chlorate<br>B. cupric chlorate<br>C. cuprous chlorate<br>D. cupric perchlorate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is :<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>C. cuprous chlorate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The compound <strong>CuClO<\/strong> is composed of <strong>copper (Cu)<\/strong> and the <strong>chlorate ion (ClO\u207b)<\/strong>. To name this compound correctly, we need to determine the oxidation state of copper and recognize the correct nomenclature conventions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Understand the ions involved<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>ClO\u207b<\/strong> is the <strong>hypochlorite ion<\/strong>, <strong>not chlorate<\/strong>. This is important:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ClO\u207b<\/strong> = hypochlorite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ClO\u2082\u207b<\/strong> = chlorite<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ClO\u2083\u207b<\/strong> = chlorate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>ClO\u2084\u207b<\/strong> = perchlorate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>But the question says \u201cCuCIO,\u201d which is ambiguous. However, assuming it&#8217;s <strong>CuClO<\/strong>, the correct ion involved is <strong>hypochlorite (ClO\u207b)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Determine the oxidation state of copper<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The hypochlorite ion (<strong>ClO\u207b<\/strong>) carries a <strong>-1<\/strong> charge.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The compound formula is <strong>CuClO<\/strong>, meaning one copper atom and one hypochlorite ion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To balance the charge, copper must be <strong>+1<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, <strong>Cu\u207a<\/strong> is the copper ion here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Naming conventions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Copper can exist in multiple oxidation states: <strong>+1<\/strong> and <strong>+2<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When copper is in the <strong>+1<\/strong> state, it is called <strong>cuprous<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When copper is in the <strong>+2<\/strong> state, it is called <strong>cupric<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that copper is <strong>+1<\/strong> in this compound, and it is combined with <strong>hypochlorite<\/strong>, the correct name is <strong>cuprous hypochlorite<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But none of the options say \u201chypochlorite\u201d\u2014they refer to <strong>chlorate or perchlorate<\/strong>, which is incorrect. However, if the formula was <strong>CuClO\u2083<\/strong>, that would be <strong>copper(I) chlorate<\/strong> or <strong>cuprous chlorate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assuming <strong>CuClO\u2083<\/strong> was intended, <strong>Cu\u207a (copper I)<\/strong> balances <strong>ClO\u2083\u207b<\/strong>, making:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2705 <strong>Correct answer: C. cuprous chlorate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which is the correct chemical name for CuCIO?A. copper (III) chlorateB. cupric chlorateC. cuprous chlorateD. cupric perchlorate The correct answer and explanation is : The correct answer is: C. cuprous chlorate Explanation: The compound CuClO is composed of copper (Cu) and the chlorate ion (ClO\u207b). 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