(d) As the oxidation state of the central halogen atom increases, the halogen-oxygen bond becomes more and more covalent. As a result the thermal stability of the oxoacid increases. Thus,...
(i) This is because Cu(I) ion is unstable in aqueous solution and undergo disproportionation.
2Cu + (aq) → Cu2+ (aq) + Cu(s)
(ii) This is because due to lanthanoid contraction the expected increase...
Greater the number of alkyl groups attached to a positively charged carbon atom, the greater is the hyperconjugation interaction and stabilisation of the cation.