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Copper oxide

Copper (II) oxide (copper oxide) CuO - bivalent copper oxide . Black crystals, under normal conditions, are quite stable, practically insoluble in water. It is found in nature in the form of the mineral tenorite ( melaconite ) of black color.

Copper oxide
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Copper oxide
Copper oxide
Are common
Systematic
name
Copper oxide
Chem. formulaCuO
Physical properties
conditionblack powder
Molar mass79.545 g / mol
Density6.31 g / cm³
Thermal properties
T. melt.1447 [1]
T. bale.2000 ° C
Steam pressure
Chemical properties
Solubility in waterinsoluble
Classification
Reg. CAS number[1317-38-0]
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The crystal lattice of copper oxide is characterized by the following parameters: monoclinic syngony , space group C 2h , cell parameters a = 0.46837 (5) nm , b = 0.34226 (5) nm , c = 0.51288 (6) nm , α = 90 ° , β = 99 , 54 (1) ° , γ = 90 ° . The copper atom is surrounded by four oxygen atoms and has a distorted flat configuration.

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Getting

You can get copper (II) oxide:

  • heating metal copper in air (at temperatures below 1100 ° C):
 
  • heating copper (II) hydroxide , its nitrate or carbonate :