J's answer to Jonathan's Secondary 4 Chemistry Singapore question.

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every Cu²+ ion needs 2 electrons to become an atom of Cu.
Since 0.08/0.12 = 2/3, the ratio of Au atoms formed to Cu atoms formed with the SAME number of electrons supplied is 2 : 3.
This means the ratio of number of electrons taken in per Au atom to that per Cu atom is 3 : 2.
So Au³+