Copper Oxide

Copper Oxide or Copper II Oxide is a black solid. The video below shows the introduction, chemical properties and facts about Copper II Oxide. You may have heard of Copper Oxide on pennies. Removing Copper Oxide on pennies is quite easy because Copper Oxide is readily reduced to Copper by Carbon, Carbon monoxide or Hydrogen if heated with them.

Synthesis of Copper Oxide

Copper Oxide is often made in the chemistry lab by heating Copper II Carbonate, Copper Nitrate, or Copper Hydroxide. The synthesis of Copper oxide reaction is given by the equation below.

Chemical formula for Copper Oxide

The chemical formula for Copper II oxide is: