(A) A student took a small amount of copper oxide in a conical flask and added dilute hydrochloric acid to…

(A) A student took a small amount of copper oxide in a conical flask and added dilute hydrochloric acid to it with constant stirring. He observed a change in colour of the solution. (i) Write the name of the compound formed and its colour. (ii) Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction involved.

Solution

(A) (i) Copper (II) chloride / Copper chloride / Cupric chloride / CuCl2 colour- blue-green. (ii) CuO + 2HCl → CuCl2 + H2O

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