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Question
Give reason for the following:
The blue colour of aqueous copper sulphate fades when it is electrolysed using platinum electrodes.
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Solution
The blue colour of copper ions fades due to the decrease in Cu+2 ions, and finally, the solution becomes colourless as soon as the Cu+2 ions are finished.
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