Copper(II) oxide or cupric oxide (CuO) is the higher oxide of copper. It is a black solid with an ionic structure which melts above 1200 °C with some loss of oxygen. It can be formed by heating copper in air, but in this case it is formed along with copper(I) oxide; thus, it is better prepared by heating copper(II) nitrate, copper(II) hydroxide or copper(II) carbonate:
CuCO3 → CuO + CO2
Copper(II) oxide is a basic oxide, so it dissolves in mineral acids such as hydrochloric acid, Sulfuric acid or nitric acid to give the corresponding copper(II) salts:
CuO + 2 HNO3 → Cu(NO3)2 + H2O
It can also be reduced to copper metal using hydrogen or carbon monoxide:
H2 + CuO → Cu + H2O
Copper (II) oxide has uses as a p-type semiconductor, with a narrow band gap of 1.2 eV.
2006-10-26 14:20:06
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answered by Anonymous
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Cu = Copper
O = Oxygen
Copper (II) Oxide
Broken down, the ions are; Cu^2+ & O^2-. Copper is a transition metal, therefore, we utilize the stock system of naming ionic compounds to generate a name. Since copper has a 2+ charge in this ion, it is named Copper (II). Oxygen is just oxide because that is how you name the second portion of an ionic compound; the root of the element plus the suffix -ide.
2006-10-26 21:21:27
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answered by jtslue24 3
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Either Copper Oxide or Bud Lite.
2006-10-26 21:20:53
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answered by sweetirsh 5
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cupric oxide or copper oxide. combination of copper and oxygen
2006-10-26 21:20:32
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answered by ignoramus 7
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copper(II)oxide
2006-10-26 21:24:52
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answered by tearsnomore2005 2
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