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Cu and Ag exist as sulphides though they occupy lower positions in the electrochemical series - why?

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Copper and silver ions having high polarising power can easily polarise the large sulphide ions to form metal sulphides which are relatively more stable than the corresponding metals. For this reason, these elements eist in nature as sulphides.
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