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2006-10-26 14:17:51 · 5 answers · asked by cheesesticks320 2 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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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 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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 · answer #2 · answered by jtslue24 3 · 0 0

Either Copper Oxide or Bud Lite.

2006-10-26 21:20:53 · answer #3 · answered by sweetirsh 5 · 0 0

cupric oxide or copper oxide. combination of copper and oxygen

2006-10-26 21:20:32 · answer #4 · answered by ignoramus 7 · 0 0

copper(II)oxide

2006-10-26 21:24:52 · answer #5 · answered by tearsnomore2005 2 · 0 0

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