Copper(II) bromide complex

I once dissolved sodium bromide in a concentrated HCl-acidified solution of copper(II) chloride. The solution turned brown as a copper(II) bromo complex was produced. When diluted with water, a dramatic color change occurred, ultimately forming blue copper(II) aqua ions (blue).

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Complexes of copper(I) often assume strange colors. I recognized the yellow color of the copper(I) oxide as the one produced when copper objects are electrolytically oxidized in aqueous sodium chloride solution.