Identify the Spectator Ion(s)in the Following Reaction

question 89

Multiple Choice

Identify the spectator ion(s) in the following reaction.
Cu(OH) ₂(s) + 2H⁺(aq) + 2Cl^-(aq) → Cu²⁺(aq) + 2Cl^-(aq) + 2H₂O(l)

• A)Cu²⁺ and Cl^-
• B)Cu²⁺
• C)Cu(OH)₂
• D)Cl^-
• E)H⁺ and Cl^-

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Definitions:

Aromatic

Pertains to organic compounds that contain one or more planar rings of atoms with a degree of stability and special electronic structures.

Antiaromatic

Compounds that have conjugated pi electrons in a cyclic ring, destabilized by not following Huckel's rule for aromatic stability.

Nonaromatic

Refers to compounds that do not fulfill the requirements for aromaticity, lacking a cyclic, planar structure with delocalized pi electrons.

Indole

A heterocyclic compound containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrrole ring, notable for its presence in many biologically active molecules.