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What happens when copper is heated in presence of oxygen...

What happens when copper is heated in presence of oxygen...

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Pawan Prajapati
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3 years ago
Answer :

Heated copper metal reacts with oxygen toform the black copper oxide. The copper oxide can then react with the hydrogen gas to form the copper metal and water.

When the funnel is removed from the hydrogen stream, the copper was still be warm enough to be oxidized by the air again.

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